<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thanks for that thought, Tom. I rebuilt the booster a few years ago, but the lines were good at the time. It’s time to do a thorough check of those as well. I’ve been focused on the 3500s for a few years, and the P5 has not been getting her due respect.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Peter<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On May 18, 2015, at 7:04 PM, Tom Rymes via Rovernet <<a href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org" class="">rovernet@rovernet.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">Peter,<br class=""><br class="">You mentioned replacing a bad vacuum line to the distributor, and it sounds to me like that, combined with a mixture adjustment resolved your lean condition?<br class=""><br class="">Regardless, this has reminded me of the fact that almost every old car I have bought with a vacuum-assist brake booster system has had original or nearly original vacuum lines fitted. In nearly every case they were brittle, cracked, and leaking badly, requiring major adjustments the carburetors to try (and almost always fail) to overcome that large vacuum leak.<br class=""><br class="">I doubt that has anything to do with your problems, but I thought I would mention it for the benefit of others.<br class=""><br class="">Tom<br class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">On May 18, 2015, at 6:27 PM, peter king via Rovernet <<a href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org" class="">rovernet@rovernet.org</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class="">Well, Fletcher’s pointers on checking valves and timing, etc. are all well-taken, as are all others contributed on this string. <br class=""></blockquote><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">Rovernet mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Rovernet@rovernet.org" class="">Rovernet@rovernet.org</a><br class="">http://rovernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rovernet_rovernet.org<br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
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