[V8] intake sealing

[Korn, Bob]

That was my 1st thought, this has to be a joke..................... 


Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
Buchholz, Steven
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 2:52 PM
To: 'v8 at audifans.com'
Subject: RE: [V8] intake sealing

... is today 1 April???

Steve B
San Jose, CA (USA)
> 
> Hey y'all.  I just picked up a 1990 V8 quattro at a tow yard auction.  
> It's pretty nice except that none of the electrical accesories work.  
> Anyway, here's my problem:  The fuel injecsion didn't seem to be 
> working right.  It was real hard to start in the morning, so I had to 
> use ether to get it started.  To get around that, I cut a hole in the 
> top of the intake, hogged out the runners a bit so they'd all get some 
> gas and air, and bolted a Holley 650 double pumper on the top.  That 
> should be big enough for a 3.6 litre engine, right?  It doesn't seem 
> to run right.  I'm pretty sure I got the carb sealed on there good 
> with RTV, but it still seems like there's a vacum leak or 
> something--it stumbles and hesitates when I try to take off.
> I'm sure I'm not the first to do this to get rid of that Bosh 
> injecsion system.  Any idears?
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