No, that hole ain't supposed to be there.  That big black pipe is for
engine air recirculation or something like that. Put some ducttape over
it.

Matthew Pollard             http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
Dept. of Chemistry               http://www.chem.uidaho.edu
University of Idaho                   http://www.uidaho.edu

On Fri, 4 May 2001, Jeff Schiebel wrote:

> Hi,
>     I am not quite sure if I have a problem. I am the 3rd owner of this van
> and I think I have come across some kind of shade tree mechanics solution for
> who knows what. There is a hole approx. .5" x .5" square punched through the
> top of the cap on the engine breather at the back of the engine. When the
> engine is running puffs of air are coming out of the hole. I covered the hole
> with my finger and the tempo of the engine seemed to change. Is this hole
> supposed to be there? Any idea why somebody would punch a hole into this
> thing?
>     Thanks for any assistance,
>                                 Jeff in Minnesota
>