>Today I found and fixed a vacuum leak that has been vexing me.  It seems
>the leak was in the vacuum brake booster line, in the engine
>compartment.  I wiggled it, and it promptly came loose from where it
>plugs into the intake air distributor.  Hmmm, so that might explain the
>varying degrees of brake boost I had been experiencing :) .  Anyway, got
>hose clamps at the FLAPS and clamped that part down good and no more
>hisssssssssssss :) .  Yeah!

I found the same sort of thing on my '71 bus-- not only was the hose
messed up, but the little check valve had a hole in it too. Replaced
the valve and that section of hose, and things fot a little better, but
still had idle problems. Finally replaced all 3 sections of hose from
the manifold to the brake booster servo (also replaced the master
cylinder, which leaked), and the idle *finally* settled down to where
it should be.

Moral of the story: If I were you, I'd replace all sections of the power-
brake vacuum hose. The stuff's cheap (I used 1/2" wire-reinforced
heater hose from Napa, you can drive a tank over it), you're in there
anyway, and if one section of hose is rotted, the others may not be far
behind.

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 Steve Maher   smaher@gi.com       '80 V6anagon w/Chevy 2800
                                   '66 Mustang Coupevertible, for sale

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