Bosch Motronic Questions

[atsakiri at ford.com]

> 1) I've been told that it is possible to lessen the spring force on the door
> of the Air Meter by moving the spring back a few notches, which may
> somewhat lessen the throttle lag issue.  I've tried to get to the spring by
> removing the bottom plate of the meter, but apparently access to the
> spring is from the top.  My question....  How do you get the black plastic
> top off without destroying it in the process?  I'd also be interested in
> hearing from anybody who has experience with this modification.

I thought vane meters worked by correlating the momentum of a stream
of air against the rotational position of the vane.  Doesn't changing
the spring force alter that relationship?

Sorry, I can't help on the disassembly question.


Anthony Tsakiris

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