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On 6/2/05, Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote: > CORRECT FI intake manifold gaskets (NOT the metal beetle ones) installed? Are > the surfaces there clean and smooth with no dirt trapped that would hold the > sealing surfaces apart? where do we get these? > It is important that you tighten down both intake air runners and the intake > air distributor ONLY after you have pushed all of them together in the big > short rubber connection hoses that seal them together. If you bolt the IAD down > tightly and then install the pipes you'll find that there is stress between > those parts that tends to hold those hoses open so they can't seal. I see a LOT > of engines with hose clamps on these, but those are completely unnecessary, and > probably counterproductive, if they are assembled with some thoughtfulness. i've done this wrong, thanks for the advise on assembly. > One way to look for vacuum leaks is to take an UNLIT propane torch and spray > propane gas around suspicious places. Put some tape around the air inlet holes > in the torch tip and this will make the tip spray almost pure propane. For big > leaks, sucking in pure propane instead of air should make the engine run > differently whenever the gas is sprayed over the area where the air is leaking > in. can't you do the same with carb cleaner? same concept and i can't imagine the carb cleaner would do any harm. only propane i got is on my gas grill. :) -- Raul 68 Square Pleasant Hill, CA www.typ3kultur.com (redesign coming!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~