Im not sure if
DRIFTEADOR wrote:even tightened all the way? when the throttle plate is open there's positive pressure pushing both ways, at the vac line and at the bov's valve/piston. pressure is equalized so it stays closed. when the plate closes theres vaccum pulling on the diaphram and you still have pressure trapped inside the pipe pushing against the piston so it opens. like sam said it doesn't matter if it leaks at idle, but if it bothers you that much, try a stiffer spring or add some washers.
thanks for the link, i guess ill be teh first north tx member.
Well, im not sure if u got my post from b4, but i had internally modified this bov to run as a recir setup. Basically i opened it up and removed the inner spring. I was told to do this so that this bov would run properly in a recir setup.... ( freshalloy )But i seem to have lost that spring and now its stuck like this. But i wat return back to open atmosphere bov and i cant because of this problem im having...
I have tightened the bov spring all the way to close it during idle, but then it WONT open when i shift... Even after 15 psi, i get MAD compressor surge..
If I loosen it to where its open at idle and to where it opens like it should when i shift, then the bov starts to whistle while i release the pedal comming to a slown down...
While its leaking at idle, my timming is thrown off and the idle jumps around a bit and i get lean mixture's at idle... Once i close the bov, then my idle returns to normal, my timming sits at 20 degree's solid...!!
I think this bov is staying open during idle as a result of removing that inner spring, now there isnt enough tension on the valve to keep it closed even on 22 inches of vacuum....