Re: Vacuum Problems

["Joseph M. Shaw, II" <MikeIIDC@domain.elided>]

Tom Harais wrote:
> 
> Michael:
> 
> I have to come over and see this "hole" for myself. I can't believe that I
> missed a simple vacuum leak when I was over last year or earlier this year.
> On the other hand, it could have been that veggie pizza you fed me. The
> lack of meat made me weak and wanton and the bare bulb light in the carport
> got in my eyes and, those constant sexual remarks you were making, they
> took my mind off the Scout and....
> 
> Tom H.


Tom-

I am not for a second saying that you missed this leak under any normal
circumstances!!!  You remember how that thing was running-it would
hardly go down the road at 15 MPH before violently jerking/backfiring. 
I think the symptoms we were chasing were so extreme that we never even
got to the point of checking for vacuum because my distributor was so
mixed up!  Of course, I still don't completely understand why it
selectively did this after we fixed it, and why it got worse with time,
but I can only assume that as it got "worn in" to its last set of
plugs/wires/condenser/points, etc, the problem was amplified.  I think
it was running so much better and cleaner and "hotter" or with such a
stronger spark or something, that the problems did not show up
immediately.  All I know is that I just took it out for quite a spin and
it still didn't act up.  I am beginning to gain confidence in it again!

Thanks again for all your help with it!

Michael