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Re: 66 heat riser - toss or no ? single or duel ex ? Avette4me #644680 05/09/2010 1:09 AM
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 DANVILLE IL L LONGBOX55 'Bolter
LONGBOX55 'Bolter L Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 DANVILLE IL	That is the heat riser valve. It partially blocks the exhaust flow when the engine is cold, forcing it to go through the passage in the intake manifold. This makes for faster warmup, better feul atomization, and reduced carburetor icing. Bill Burmeister

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66 heat riser - toss or no ? single or duel ex ?	66longfleetside	05/08/2010 2:35 PM
Re: 66 heat riser - toss or no ? single or duel ex ?	Avette4me	05/08/2010 3:08 PM
Re: 66 heat riser - toss or no ? single or duel ex ?	yar	05/08/2010 4:50 PM
Re: 66 heat riser - toss or no ? single or duel ex ?	66longfleetside	05/08/2010 5:16 PM
Re: 66 heat riser - toss or no ? single or duel ex ?	retired wrench	05/08/2010 5:50 PM
Re: 66 heat riser - toss or no ? single or duel ex ?	LONGBOX55	05/08/2010 5:57 PM
Re: 66 heat riser - toss or no ? single or duel ex ?	66longfleetside	05/08/2010 7:28 PM
Re: 66 heat riser - toss or no ? single or duel ex ?	Project Helen	05/08/2010 7:57 PM
Re: 66 heat riser - toss or no ? single or duel ex ?	Avette4me	05/09/2010 12:52 AM
Re: 66 heat riser - toss or no ? single or duel ex ?	LONGBOX55	05/09/2010 1:09 AM
Re: 66 heat riser - toss or no ? single or duel ex ?	Avette4me	05/09/2010 1:41 AM
Re: 66 heat riser - toss or no ? single or duel ex ?	LONGBOX55	05/09/2010 2:05 AM
Re: 66 heat riser - toss or no ? single or duel ex ?	Avette4me	05/09/2010 2:43 AM
Re: 66 heat riser - toss or no ? single or duel ex ?	66longfleetside	05/09/2010 3:04 AM
Re: 66 heat riser - toss or no ? single or duel ex ?	yar	05/12/2010 8:08 PM
Re: 66 heat riser - toss or no ? single or duel ex ?	66longfleetside	05/09/2010 2:09 AM
Re: 66 heat riser - toss or no ? single or duel ex ?	66longfleetside	05/09/2010 2:03 AM

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