Re: 83 SX/4 stalling problem

[JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Coolant Temperature Overide

Joe Fulton
Salinas, CA

--- farna@xxxxxxx wrote:

 
> 3. Finally, check or replace the CTO valves. There
> is one in the side of the block under the manifolds,
> and one or two more. IIRC the one under the
> manifolds controls vacuum for the distributor
> advance. When the engine is cold it allows vac from
> the intake to pull the advancs, when the engine is
> warm a shuttle inside the valve moves and switches
> advance to ported vacuum from the carb. Hmmm... I
> may have that backwards, but it switches from
> manifold to ported. I've forgot what CTO stands
> for.. "T" is temperature, I do recall that!! 
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