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- From: mgolden@cwis.unomaha.edu (Brian Golden)
- Subject: Re: WHAT IS AN A-I-R PUMP ON A CHEVY CAPRICE ENGINE?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.080836.7994@news.unomaha.edu>
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- Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 08:08:36 GMT
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- csmith@plains.NoDak.edu writes:
- > In article <1993Jan20.230149.3129@news.unomaha.edu> mgolden@cwis.unomaha.edu (Brian Golden) writes:
- > >sim@staircase.bae.bellcore.com writes:
- > >> Can somebody please enlighten me as to what is involved in replacing a
- > >> noisy A-I-R pump on an '86 chevy caprice?
- >
- > > Option three: Just disconnect the pully and get a shorter fan belt,
- > >so that you can reconnect it come inspection time!
- >
- > I don't think that taking the belt off is a good idea. I did that
- > and saw no significant increase in power or fuel economy.
- First of all, one man's "no significant increase" may be the world of
- difference to another. ANY accessory attached to the engine is going to
- draw power and lower fuel economy. This is why you don't see top fuel
- drag cars with air conditioning! Also, it sounds like him pump is pretty
- well shot anyway. I am just trying to offer a cheap alternative. Part
- of the new "Screw the Earth" campaign! :-)
-
- Mike Golden - mgolden@cwis.unomaha.edu
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