Re: [Chrysler300] Brisko's Mileage Saver - dealer installed?

[Mike Apfelbeck <moparmike@xxxx>]

Mike,
Dealers installed lots of things for people over the years, I suppose.Fuel 
pressure regulators surely don't hurt anything (as long as they don't 
impede adequate fuel flow at high speeds).Lowering the pressure at the carb 
inlet will tend to lower the float levels in the carbs , slightly leaning 
out the mixture, and possibly helping the gas mileage.Of couse, if your 
carbs are already set on the lean side, you probably wouldn't realize any 
gain. If it was up to me, I would probably put it back on, it's probably 
easier to tune the engine to run & idle more consistently if you don't have 
to depend on that old mechanical fuel pump to deliver the right pressure 
all the time.The purists amoung us would probably hassel you for having an 
"incorrect" part installed, but if you could document the installation of 
it , by the dealer, you could always say"Oh yeah, look at this.".

Mike


At 02:21 PM 2/20/02 -0500, Vath, Michael J. wrote:
> My silly question for today: Is it likely that the pressure regulator on 
> my C was a dealer-installed piece?
> Its a Brisko's Mileage Saver (Exeland, WI). It has a glass bowl like the 
> carb filters, and has 6 slotted screws on top.
>
> My local 80-something year-old carb guy says these were commonly installed 
> by car dealers of old...and I should reinstall it with the rebuilt 
> carbs. So before it joins the to-be-reinstalled parts pile, I figured 
> I'd ask.
>
> Thanks!
> Mike V