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- From: ravalent@mothra.syr.EDU (Bob Valentine)
- Subject: Re: WHAT IS AN A-I-R PUMP ON A CHEVY CAPRICE ENGINE?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.192801.25210@newstand.syr.edu>
- Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
- References: <1993Jan20.230149.3129@news.unomaha.edu> <1993Jan22.082111.165610@dstos3.dsto.gov.au> <1993Jan22.170947.21129@colorado.edu>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 19:28:01 EST
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- In article <1993Jan22.170947.21129@colorado.edu> bowmanj@csn.org (Jerry Bowman) writes:
- [previous stuff about AIR pump removal deleted]
- >
- > The only reason not to remove it is that it ay be illegal in
- > your area, After all it is just an air pump pushing air into your
- > exhaust manifolds. If you only take the belt off exhaust can flow
- > back into the pump andbuild up carbon deposits. Then when you want
- > to reconnect it for an emmissions test it will not turn.
-
- Sorry, almost _ALL_ AIR systems have a built in check-valve, the
- main purpose of which is to prevent damage to the pump and components
- in the case of a backfire. If I disconnect it, I remove the outlet
- hose and give a liberal squirt of oil into it, then spin it. AIR
- pumps do like to sieze if they are disconnected and left....
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