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Subject:Re: What to check first unstable idle
From:David Beierl
Date:Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:28:06 -0400
At 10:41 PM 3/23/2009, Warren Lail wrote:
>Turned out
>to be a vacuum leak.  Check all your hoses on the topside of the engine and
>look for old, worn, cracked segments, especially at the ends.

One way to check for vacuum leaks is to probe around with a propane
torch (unlit, obviously) and listen for the idle to change.  My
present torch won't do that because I can't turn it on without lighting it.

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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'89 Po' White Star "Scamp"