On Rochester Q'jets they are referred to as the secondary air valve and are held closed by spring tension, which is adjustable, which prevents them from opening untill the rpm are high enough to create sufficient intake manifold depression to pull them open. Regards: Ernie -----Original Message----- From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brian Collinsworth Sent: May 4, 2003 5:09 PM To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: IML: Vaccum secondaries? Do they open? I am pretty sure it is simply called an air door. Brian > > Correct, the actual butterfly is mechanically controlled by the > throttle position and the top flap (is there a real name for that > part?) is controlled by a few factors.