Re: [xj-s] Re: Idle Hesitation, Shaking

[John Napoli <jgn@li.net>]

On Thu, 2 Jul 1998, Peter Cohen wrote:

> Perfect. Brand new. In fact, so new that they are still in the box they
> came in a year after I bought them. (The road to hell is paved with good
> intentions.)

By all means, change them!  Could be part of the problem.  Takes an hour
or so.

While you are at it, consider getting rid of the air rail, if that is OK
in your locale.  Fill the holes with the 1/4" expansion 'rivets' as I
described in Kirby's book.  I think you buy the 1/4" aluminum fasteners in
1" length, and cut them back to 7/8" (check the Book).  They look like big
pop rivets, and are sold at Home Depot.  Put the 2 o-rings from the air
rail tubes on each 'rivet', smear with engine-grade silicone, and insert
into the hole.  Use a hammer and drift to set each one in place.  Works
perfectly, looks like the factory did it, and opens up some room
underneath the hood.  You will note that the air rail tubes are completely
plugged up with carbon -- makes sense, since they only are supposed to
inject air only on a cold start: thousands of miles are driven with them
not blowing air, so they plug up pretty fast.  The fact that htey are all
plugged up and so CAN NEVER DO ANYTHING should ease your guilt in throwing
them away.

John

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