RE: VACUUM LEAK,K&N FILTER

["PAT MARTIN" <MARDKINS@msn.com>]

1: Fix the caps lock.
2:welcome to the list.
3: I think I heard that it should not run without the cap.
4:Lifters are probably not the problem.  The vacuum pump is probably the first 
thing I would check.  Even if the lifters were clacking it would have to be 
really loud before it is doing any damage.
5:The K&N did very little on my car.  I noticed a slight increase in mid-range 
power but I think the 2 1/2" exhaust already took care of most of what the K&N 
provides. 
6: Have you advanced the timing yet.  If not DO IT NOW.

Pat Martin
864000csq 2 1/2 cat back, H&R-Boge,advanced and loving it.  Drilled and 
stopping it.  Koenig Cobra 16x7 with AVS Intermediates, K&N.
95 subaru legacy 
Bothell, Wa.


HEY THERE
	THIS IS MY FIRST TIME WRITING IN, THIS DIGEST IS GREAT. I'M TYPING IN 
CAPITALS CAUSE MY CAPSLOCK IS STUCK. NYWAYS, IN REGARDS TO THE VACUUM LEAK. I 
HAVE A 4000S,5 CYL, 1984. THE CAR, AUDRE, IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH 
90,000 MILES ON IT. WITHOUT THE OIL FILLER CAP, IT STUMBLES SLIGHTLY, DOES 
THIS MEAN I STILL HAVE A VACUUM LEAK.  YESTERDAY, IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE, I 
MADE SURE EVERYTHING WAS CONNECTED PROPERLY, AND NOW IT STUMBLES. ALSO FOR THE 
PAST HALF YEAR, THE CAR GIVES ME APPROX. 400 KM PER TANK (60 LITRES, CITY). 
COULD THIS BE DUE TO THE VACUUM LEAK.I AM ALSO LOOKING FOR ANY SIMPLE (AND 
CHEAP) POWER GAINS.JUST RECENTLY
I CUT OFF THE EXAUST (CAT AND ALL), REPLACED IT WITH 2 1/4' PIPE AND A GLASS 
PACKED MUFFLER ON THE END.  MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE ON THE HIGHWAY.
YESTERDAY, I PICKED UP A K&N FILTER AND INSTALLED. IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE.(I 
DONT UNDERSTAND!)
	TO FINISH, I AM WONDERING, WHATS THE FINAL WORD ON NOISEY LIFTERS, MINE ARENT 
TOO BAD, IT GOES AWAY AFTER AWHILE. I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT OIL
VISCOSITIES, IT HELPS FOR AWHILE, BUT NOT THE SOLUTION. 
RAJ 'AUDI'OCEE