Re: ZS to HIF

["Telewest \(PH\)" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>]

Tapping-in *before* it takes the solenoid (which passes vacuum to the
distributor in 4th gear i.e. enables it) out of the equation, and as the
solenoid is on the firewall I would have thought it almost as easy to tap in
before it and still only have one pipe over the rocker cover.

PaulH.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Henry D. Reynolds" <hdr@halsoft.com>
To: <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: ZS to HIF


> I combined the distributor and anti-runon vacuum hoses into a single
> "Y" configuration so that only one hose crosses the valve cover and the
> "arms" of the "Y" connect to the anti-runon valve and distributor
> vacuum advance.  I did this because my intake manifold has only one
> vacuum take-off.
>
> This will NOT work if your distributor vacuum line runs through the
> TCSA because it isolates the distributor from manifold vacuum except in
> top gear (or when not in top gear i forget which), but more importantly
> TCSA would isolate anti-runon valve from engine vacuum when you turn
> the ignition off which is when it is supposed to work.