Air intake

[HP5Man]

I was under my Rascal van at the weekend to change the gearbox oil and took the chance to move the air intake valve to the Winter setting. Has anyone else made the switch yet?

When I drained the oil from the gearbox, the stuff that came out looked suspiciously like ATF. It certainly seems a bit quieter now that it's got Castrol 75W-90 semi-synthetic in there.

Gary

[Robin]

I did change it, but then I had to change it back to Summer   

Ambient temperature of 15°C is supposedly the deciding factor; looking at the forecast I should be changing it back to Winter

[duncanamps]

Forecast for Witham is 2C tonight so looks like a move of the summer/winter switch is on the cards for the weekend 

[HP5Man]

It was distinctly chilly this morning, there was frost on the roof of the school when I arrived at work. A visiting contractor told me that he had to scrape his car windscreen.

I think that this weekends task will be changing the engine coolant...

Gary

[Rascalvan10]

If you put the valve in winter now , it will mean your van will warm up quicker, and if left in summer, it would take longer. If by chance we had a heatwave and your valve is in winter, then your van/truck might run a bit warmer, but this time of year the best place to have it is Winter. This is assuming you have all the pipework, as if this is missing, then the valve won't work properly anyway. Many vans I see have the pipework missing from the exhaust heatshield to the valve. We carry this in stock.
If valve is left in summer or your air pipework is missing and we get a cold snap, then you might experience "carburettor Icing" which is basically the cold air freezing the fuel as it enters  what is called the "venturi" in the carb, this is where air and fuel mix/combine .
You would feel the van/truck slowing down, and possibly stopping, but after a few seconds the "iced fuel" would thaw, and then the vehicle may well run fine for the rest of the day as now the carb is warm, the fuel doesn't "ice up".
Hope this is useful.
Regards Tim

[>>CHOP<<]

HI tim ...whats the cost involved in purchasing this part as mine is looking a bit worse for wear...bit crushed in places and patched up in others..still works but dont look too good...let me know a price + postage...thanks

[Rascalvan10]

Hello Chop, we use the aluminium coil type which is better than the almost paper type that is also available. Our pipe is £19.95+vat for the long length and £9.95+vat for the short length.
Regards Tim