I have taken it apart and see that removing the vanes will be easy so that is
the plan. I think it would be nice to have it all "looking" correct. Brad
David Riker wrote:
> There is no cylinder compression exposed to the air pump injection rail.
> When working, air is fed into the exhaust port behind the valves to provide
> oxygen to burn the residual fuel expelled during the exhaust stroke. The
> only real advantage to disconnecting the air injection system is to
> eliminate the parasitic loss from the air pump and a cooler exhaust system,
> but if the air pump has vanes in it and is spinning, you are going to get
> the loss in HP anyway, even if you are venting it to the atmosphere. Anyway,
> back in the days when we had to get our pre-73 cars (mine is really a
> re-bodied 69) I just unscrewed the plugs I had in the air injection ports,
> bolted on the smog sh*t, got inspected, came home, and reversed procedure.
> Good for two more years.
> David Riker
> 74 Midget
> 78 Midget
> 63 Falcon
> http://personalweb.sunset.net/~davidr
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brad Fornal" <toyman@digitex.net>
> To: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
> Cc: "Spridget Mail List" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 3:22 PM
> Subject: Re: cosmetic smog parts
>
> > Wouldn't the compression bleed up the air rail and across to other
> cylinders if
> > I don't solder the rail. I can always heat the rail to remove the solder,
> when
> > the Dictator arrives. Not IF, When. The emissions crap you have in CA, we
> soon
> > get fed to us in Texas. I thought we had the wide open spaces?????? I had
> to
> > have the original pre-heater shroud and tube and air cleaner on my 68 GTO
> for it
> > to pass inspection for a while, when the Communist Country of California
> Pr***s
> > ( CCCP) let up on their older cars, Texas let up on ours. Brad
> >
> > David Riker wrote:
> >
> > > Don't solder up the air rail, instead, put a plug in the rubber line
> just
> > > before the backfire valve. Then, if some communist dictatorship like we
> > > have here in California takes over, all you have to do is remove the
> plug.
> > > David Riker
> > > 74 Midget
> > > 78 Midget
> > > 63 Falcon
> > > http://personalweb.sunset.net/~davidr
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Brad Fornal" <toyman@digitex.net>
> > > To: <Ajhsys@aol.com>
> > > Cc: <millerls@ado13.com>; <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>;
> > > <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 10:25 AM
> > > Subject: Re: This one looks pretty nice - list member?
> > >
> > > > FWIW, I just got in my ORIGINAL Lucas(hitachi japan) Smog pump to put
> back
> > > all
> > > > the emissions on the 68. I will be removing the little butterfly
> > > arrangement that
> > > > is inside the pump that makes it work, I will also be pouring solder
> into
> > > the air
> > > > rail fittings to bypass that. Anything else needing to be "doctored"
> to
> > > have the
> > > > emissions on the car "just for looks"? Brad (glad as hell they don't
> sniff
> > > test
> > > > in my county) Fornal
> > > >
> > > > Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I'm not sure I want to get together with you guys! I'm afraid of
> what
> > > you'll
> > > > > say about my car and all the DPO mods. (And the PO's (Present
> Owner)
> > > > > non-original fuse block!)
> > > > >
> > > > > What the heck! After a few beers, who cares what you think!
> > > > >
> > > > > Allen Hefner
> > > > > '77 Midget (Absolutely original in every way!)
> > > > > '
> > > >
> >
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