Zink wrote:
>
> Isaac Crow wrote:
> >
> > KMNTR6@aol.com pondered:
> >
> > > Hello All
> > >
> > > What the heck is a hydrovac unit?
> > >
> > > Ken Nachman
> >
> > Isn't the hydrovac unit connected to the chassis by a curmudgeon pin
> > assembly?
> Ike,
>
> You have it all wrong, it's the unit used to keep the muffler bearings
> from spinning and shorting out the Knoppler rod. But only if the air in
> your tires hasn't been rotated in the last 7K miles. And they're held
> on by inverse metric Allen Projecting set screws. And only on cars built
> on Feb. 29 of odd numbered years. 8-)
>
> Larry Zink
You are all Wrong. The Hydrovac is an "after market" add on that is
designed to vacuum up water before it heis the LBC, therby eliminating
any possibility of RUST. An ingenious device, really, but its
shortcomming is that its long electrical cord limits how far the car can
travel from the house. (The cord is required because the Lucas
Electrical system is too weak to supply enough power to run the VAC.
Joe Curry '63 Spit (electrically challanged)
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