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  • Mad4slalom
    Mad4slalom replied to the thread Vacuum issue ..
    I didnt overcome the problem , the problem was exactly the same with the pump as with the engine running. just when I start the engine...
  • teamzr1
    teamzr1 replied to the thread Vacuum issue ..
    Where pump installed with the drawing I supplied above ?
  • Mad4slalom
    Mad4slalom replied to the thread Vacuum issue ..
    Hi Teamz, I put the pump before the filter and check valve , just replaced the running engine with the vac pump to create vacuum .
  • teamzr1
    teamzr1 replied to the thread Vacuum issue ..
    Where did you insert your vacuum pump ? How much pressure was the pump creating ? Could it be higher than what the vacuum system has...
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  • Mad4slalom
    Mad4slalom replied to the thread Vacuum issue ..
    I connected up the vac pump this eve . As vacuum built, the lights and wiper door opened as they do on every start up and closed again...
  • Mad4slalom
    Mad4slalom reacted to Roscobbc's post in the thread Vacuum issue . with Like Like.
    You'd see the soapy bubbles being drawn-in by the vacuum tube (or 'not' if you don't have a damaged/perished section)
  • Mad4slalom
    Mad4slalom reacted to teamzr1's post in the thread Vacuum issue . with Like Like.
    Very few bubbles (not water) would get pulled in and being that area than would be needing repair there would be no issues with those...
  • Letank
    Something 'interesting' has come-up for sale which means my 25 year owned '68 big block coupe will need to be sold. For the...
  • Letank
    Letank reacted to MilkyNoSugar's post in the thread Engine issues - advice needed with Like Like.
    The rebuild continued.... With the unexpected delay waiting for the heads, time was spent painting everything that could be painted...
  • Chuffer
    Chuffer replied to the thread Engine issues - advice needed.
    I had similar issues . When I bought the C3 it had a 750 CFM Holley on the 305 cu inch that is from a from a 1985 Camaro IROC -Z ...
  • Roscobbc
    Roscobbc replied to the thread Engine issues - advice needed.
    An interesting chart - especially where it shows the relationship between RPM and WOT and how stall speed of a torque converter plays an...
  • C
    Chris Sale replied to the thread Engine issues - advice needed.
    Thanks Mike. Made the mistake myself when I had my '66 with the L79 327. Replaced the stock 585 CFM vacuum-secondary Holley with a 750...
  • Chuffer
    Chuffer replied to the thread Engine issues - advice needed.
    An excellent chart Chris . In simple terms it dispels the myths about strapping on huge carbs in the misguided belief it automatically...
  • teamzr1
    teamzr1 replied to the thread Vacuum issue ..
    Very few bubbles (not water) would get pulled in and being that area than would be needing repair there would be no issues with those...
  • teamzr1
    After promising a fleet of tens of thousands of electric vehicles for the United States Postal Service, President Biden's 2022...
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