In a message dated 9/14/2001 1:48:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
mikeg@vicnet.net.au writes:
> If this community is to survive, we have to eventually get back to topics
> other than the terrorist
> actions this week. Sniping at other listers and allies is a sign to me that
> that time is now. Here
> is my contribution.
>
Thanks Mike. I agree. It has gotten to the point of arguement and I am
content to allow President Bush and his very capable team of advisors sort
this out, pinpoint the perpetrators, and decide on a correct and sane course
of action.
Here is another on-topic contribution:
I had a question about whether the timing advance is needed with an
electronic ignition and decided to try it, on the advice of some listers. I
unplugged the advance tube and plugged it with a nail and secured it. I also
retarded the timing back to 12 degrees. The engine is running very well,
actually better at speed. The only problem is a rough stumbling idle. I
don't believe the vacuum advance is at play at idle, so I suspect an intake
manifold leak, confirmed when I turned a hose of water on the idling manifold
and it almost stumbled to dead.
I have tightened the hell out of the manifold nuts to no avail. Will it help
to use two (2) intake manifolds back to back? There is no sealant I know of
you could use in there due to the heat. Is there? The engine is a 1500.
--David C.
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