Hello,
Yes I have heard this but dangerous in a roadster with the hot exhaust
pipes right there. Better to use carb cleaner. It does not burn and will
cause the enginer to run a little bit rougher when you hit the leak.
Daniel
> Daniel,
>
> Vacuum leak - get a can of starter fluid, and lightly squirt it at suspected
> areas. The fan will blow most of it away except where you are really
> shooting at. At idle, the leak is at it's greatest, so the car would be
> running rough. When you hit that leak with the starter fluid, the engine
> should smooth out and increase in RPM.
> jls
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Neuman [mailto:dneuman@stars.sfsu.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 3:20 PM
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Vacuum Leaks
>
>
> Hello Everyone,
> Can somebody tell me, what are the best ways to go about finding
> vacuum leaks and then fixing them.. I have new insulator blocks coming with
> gaskets but I want to make sure that NOTHING is leaking.
> How in the world do you get the insulator blocks off of the car???
> Those nuts (for the solex carbs) are almost impossible to get at! Any
> tricks.?
> Might actually have time to work on my car this weekend...if I can
> get
> Irene to give me a break from the painting...had no idea having my
> girlfriend
> move in would entail a complete repaint-redecorate of my house.....
>
> Daniel 69 2000
>
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