> EXCPO,
> Concur with Joe. It definitely sounds like a
> vacuum leak. In addition to hose ends check
> the nipple fittings at your vacuum
> accumulator bottle on the passenger side
> fender well. Frequently the nipples on the
> bottle will crack & leak. Best way to
> determine if you have a leak is to crank the
> negine and listen for the hiss. Start under
> your dash where ther engine noise will be
> somewhat muted. If the engine is too noisy
> for underhood investigation - turn the
> engine off while you are standing somewhat
> over the open engine bay. If you hear a
> short hiss right after you turn it off - you
> have a leak somewhere and need to get
> someone to help you look for it. One listens
> while the other starts & stops motor.
> You can also get a can of sspray starter
> fluid - you know - the stuff you used to
> spray in carburators to get a car to start.
> If you let your engine idle and then do
> following.
> 1) Spary starter fluid onone hvacuum hose
> connection and then wait 15 seconds. If
> nothing happends - great. If the engine
> speeds up just a little bit - you have a
> vacuum leak at that point. do spray just a
> little at each point - soak it! This is how
> I finally found my leaks.
> Hope this helps,
> Phantom
Alternatively, you could just replace every hose in your engine compartment -- something I think you should definitely do once every 15 or 20 years.
Doug Dawson
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