[T2] Carb issues

[Robert Mann]

I've seen an engine barely able to run, with the intake manifold downright
loose.

RM

On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 10:50 AM Chris Dreike <cdreike at gmail.com> wrote:

> Maybe the whole problem was a loose intake leaking air!
>
> Chris
>
> On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 2:53 PM Dave Gillingham <dave at coronado-realty.com>
> wrote:
>
> > My 73 panel van has a 76 2.0 engine that was rebuilt about 40,000 miles
> > ago.  At the time dual Kadrons were installed, and other than running a
> bit
> > rich they were great until about 3 years ago.  Then, one side or the
> other
> > would not work properly.  Most recently, the left side partially failed,
> > and cleaning the idle jet didn't fix the problem so I decided to remove
> the
> > carb and rebuild it yet again.  That's when the trouble started.
> >
> > As I removed the carb I saw something fall into the intake manifold,
> which
> > turned out to be one of the small screws for attaching the base plate.
> > Luckily, removing the manifold and snorkeling around with a magnet
> > retrieved the screw.  But the very surprising part, and the purpose of
> this
> > email is that the manifold nuts were barely finger tight.  Obviously, I
> > plan to check the tightness of the manifold nuts on the other side, but
> the
> > discovery caused me to wonder if there is any sort of spec for how often
> > the head bolts should be re-torqued?
> >
> >
> > Dave Gillingham, Owner/Broker
> >
> > License # 01184185
> >
> > o:  (619) 435-0145
> >
> > m: (619) 992-5318
> >
> > e:  dave at coronado-realty.com <natalie at coronado-realty.com>
> >
> > a: 1111 9th St #202, Coronado, CA 92118
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