Re: [Amc-list] vacuum wipers

[Victor the Cleaner <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>> Okay, now you're confusing me.  Why should there be any correlation 
>> between wiper vacuum and manifold vacuum?  
> 
> Many have been plumbed directly to the manifold due to dead booster pump 
> on the fuel pump assembly.

See other mail - just me being stupid.  Manifold plumbed to fuel pump.
 
>>> (*) The TSM has a hilariously vague spec that says something like 
>>> 'sufficient' in it. It assumes you are fully conversant with the 
>>> physics of the thing. We got a good guffaw out of that about a year 
>>> ago.
>> 
>> "TSM"? 
> 
> Technical Service Manual from AMC. Honestly, without one I could not 
> drive Ramblers.

Me being stupid, part two.  Of course it says that on the cover of my
manuals; just never used the abbreviation in conversation.
 
>> Okay, so nothing specific.  I'm thinking this is probably a good place 
>> for silicon spray, since it can't make its way into the fuel system.
>> I think I'd have a hard time justifying paying that sort of money for
>> a rebuild, so I guess I'll crack open one of my spares and see how 
>> things look.
> 
> $100 or work. Its a half century old and wants some attention :-) A 
> fully disassembly, clean and lube... McCoy and Stathes also replace the 
> wiping seal, a PITA since it has to be unriveted and seal replaced etc. 
> Mostly the lube hardens and dirt and oil plugs up the filters and 
> passageways. It's an easy hour job on a bench.

I'll have to pull it apart and decide.  I have plentiful bench time here
at home; sending one off isn't just a matter of cost - crossing the border
has to be factored in, and the extra transit time, and the extra cost now
that the canuck buck has sunk back down to its pre-par level (I sure am
glad I bought that exotic sailboat a year ago, back when our dollar was 
briefly worth more than yours...)

jl

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