

| Subject: | Re: Vacuum System Parts on 1.9 - "Y's" and Constrictors... |
| From: | Ryan Perry |
| Date: | Sat, 18 Oct 2014 08:00:11 -0400 |
Good advice! I think I will button up this redo on TB, Plenum, Runners and see how it does then take next steps. Maybe that sorts it out, hopefully! Will still poetically work towards a fix. I did find a very small tear in my s boot... That has to account for something. Waiting on it unfortunately (hey Ron, can I get an update on shipping? anxious over here :) Thanks again for the help, this list is awesome! I'm buying everyone's beers this weekend! Ryan Asheville, NC On Oct 17, 2014 6:08 PM, "SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )" < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > IF your just wondering if this small restrictor hose is a factor in an > off-idle bog.. > and it's for cannnister purging.. > just plug it temporarily to that that out of the picture. > > likely that is not the cause of your bog. > I **always** at throttle swtich making contact first .. > ign timing .. > throttle body itself.. > plugs and wires .. > oh.. > vacuum leaks ..I have found up to 10 very tiny vacuum leaks at the plenum > and intake runner connectors and gaskets .. > that one for sure. > listen around carefully with a listening hose. > > also ..air flow meter . > On 10/16/2014 2:17 AM, Ryan Perry wrote: > > So there are votes for both sides. If it is possible to help with Off Idle > Bog (which is one of the reasons I am doing this) should I try and > constrict it? It seems I could easily enough pull the FLAPS tee and throw > some JB weld on the end and drill it out. > > And if so in reading through this there are 2 constrictors > > > - "T" from the vacuum line off of the Throttle Body to the valve on the > charcoal canister = .06mm (described as 1.5 the thickness of a post it > note...wow!) > - "Y" from the line off the passenger side of the Plenum on the smaller > 3.5 branch that goes to the Charcoal canister = 1.4mm or roughly a 1/16 > drill bit. > > > I haven't contacted my local VW dealer but they are usually pretty arrogant > when it comes to anything built prior to 2K and all my online research > leads to NLA. > Thoughts on should I or ways to do this? David you mentioned a greased wire > with JB weld...that sounds doable. > > > Ryan Perry > Asheville, NC > > > >
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