AAR Question, Can it be removed? |
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AAR Question, Can it be removed? |
flat4tom |
Mar 8 2010, 11:54 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 51 Joined: 6-January 10 From: Shingletown CA Member No.: 11,207 Region Association: Northern California |
Hello everyone,
In going over my car's vacuum lines - waiting for my fuel injectors to be returned from servicing - I decided to replace the hose from the AAR valve to the cold start valve. Then I started to think - a dangerous thing - why do I need the AAR if the cold start valve is disconnected? It currently has no fuel supply so it's not working. Currently my AAR is stuck open. Should I try to free it and reinstall it, or can I just plug the hose to the cold start valve and not bother putting it back? Before I pulled the injectors for service, when my car was running (I am getting this car running again from a 3 year sleep) it had a way high idle ~ 1400rpms - so there's undoubtedly vacuum leak(s) somewhere. Any input is welcome. Thanks! Tom '73 2.0 |
jim_hoyland |
Mar 8 2010, 12:46 PM
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Get that VIN ? Group: Members Posts: 9,417 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Sunset Beach, CA Member No.: 643 Region Association: Southern California |
They free-up pretty easily with PB Blaster. You can test befor installation; run a couple of small wires from the battery to the AAR while hold up. You should see the orifice in the AAR close in about 2 minutes.
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pbanders |
Mar 8 2010, 03:20 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 939 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Phoenix, AZ Member No.: 805 |
They free-up pretty easily with PB Blaster. You can test befor installation; run a couple of small wires from the battery to the AAR while hold up. You should see the orifice in the AAR close in about 2 minutes. I bought a couple of spare AAR's off ebay recently that were in really good shape. Both were still sticky in operation. I inverted them, and flooded the intake port with WD-40 so that it ran out into a rag, then took Q-tips to clean out the ports. I then blew out the remaining WD-40 with compressed air. I then hooked them up to a 12V source and watched the operation to make sure they didn't hang (you can look into the intake port and watch it close). Took a few rounds of cleaning before they both operated smoothly. |
flat4tom |
Mar 8 2010, 05:19 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 51 Joined: 6-January 10 From: Shingletown CA Member No.: 11,207 Region Association: Northern California |
They free-up pretty easily with PB Blaster. You can test befor installation; run a couple of small wires from the battery to the AAR while hold up. You should see the orifice in the AAR close in about 2 minutes. I bought a couple of spare AAR's off ebay recently that were in really good shape. Both were still sticky in operation. I inverted them, and flooded the intake port with WD-40 so that it ran out into a rag, then took Q-tips to clean out the ports. I then blew out the remaining WD-40 with compressed air. I then hooked them up to a 12V source and watched the operation to make sure they didn't hang (you can look into the intake port and watch it close). Took a few rounds of cleaning before they both operated smoothly. Thanks for the replies everyone. I'll try to free it up and reinstall it if I can get it to work. Otherwise, I might be looking for a good used one... Regards, Tom 73 2.0 |
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