engine and drivetrain 32/36 Powervalve Bent?

[paulram]

In my rebuild kit the powervalve has a slight bend to it.  It don't fully understand what it does.  It seems quite a mystery.  Will it affect performance?  The diaphragm at the end is fine and makes a good seal and the spring seems to work.

[TobyB]

If it moves freely and contacts the valve itself in the bottom of the float bowl, then yes, it will work fine.

 

The actuator of which you speak actually CLOSES the valve when it gets a vacuum above the diaphragm.

 

When you floor it, it drops down and OPENS the valve on the floor of the float bowl, adding another jet to 

the primary carb circuit.  

 

When the diaphragm gets hard and brittle, the thing gets bipolar, and then the carb REALLY gets hard to figure out...

 

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