re Re: Vacuum Test - 88 5KSQ

["Smith, Kirby A" <kirby.a.smith@lmco.com>]

rjandrew@post.cis.smu.edu (R Justin Andrews) wrote:

Actually the NA motors (non-turbo) do NOT stall with these tests!!
Ask Eric Fletcher..
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I can't speak for the NA 5000's, but on my NA 1988 90q, pulling the dipstick
will degrade the idle, and opening the oil filler cap will kill the engine.
The reason is that engine air is now bypassing the fuel metering head and
leading to the wrong mixture.

                .... Kirby   (Kirby A. Smith)
                              2 x 1988 90q
                          New Hampshire USA