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>From: William Falkenbach <wmmary@pacbell.net>
>One of the first things to check would be your vacuum advance canister.
>Check to see if it is leaking (not holding vacuum) and make sure it
>works correctly. You can do this by buying or borrowing a hand-held
>vacuum pump and applying vacuum to the hose that connects to the
>canister (mounted on the side of the distributor). Make sure the plate
>inside the dist. moves when you do this and stays there until you
>release the vacuum. Also make sure the vacuum line to the dist. is not
>cracked or loose. Hope this helps.
Yes, vac advance helps gas mileage, mech adv helps power. You can do the
check with a piece of hose and your mouth.
Jim
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Laura Kepner-Adney
Madison, Wisconsin
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