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Subject:Re: Plugging leaks in intake manifold
From:Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Date:Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:54:35 -0700

On 9/28/2007 8:15 AM Jake Beaulieu wrote:

> Mike,
>
> I believe a good test of the air intake system is to measure the manifold
> vacuum you are generating.  I combed the archives on this topic a while
> back it seems that anything over 18 in Hg is pretty good.  Below 15 or so
> and you should really go searching for a vacuum leak.

Hi Jake, that sounds like a nice, direct test. How might this be done?

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