Simon Lachlan wrote:
>1) If I have my strobe timing light shining at the timing mark and the
>rpms are at a constant, say, 1000, will sucking/blowing on the little black
>tube cause the timing marks to move relative to each other? A lot? A little?
>Or not at all, even if the mechanism is fine 'cos one cannot develop enough
>puff to do it in the first place?
>
>2) If huffing and puffing down the little tube makes no difference at
>all and one suspects, as I do, that the thing has shuffled off this mortal
>coil, how can I physically test it? Can I take it off the distributor, hold
>it in my hand/in the vice and do something to it/test it in some way that
>will determine whether it works or not.
>
>
I don't think that your Mk. I lungs can develop enough huff or puff to
affect things, but at your local parts place, you should be able to get
a small hand-squeezed vacuum pump for exactly that sort of thing. Under
50 quid, I'd imagine, and it's good for all sorts of diagnostic tasks on
modern (emission controlled) vehicles.
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John Miller
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