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Subject:Re: Probable Area for vacuum leak
From:David Beierl
Date:Thu, 19 Aug 1999 18:40:23 -0400

At 18:17 8/19/99 -0400, Jason M. Yasment wrote:
>In the case of a loopy idle on a '84 what are some likely area to have a
>vacuum leak?  It almost sounds like it increases when you apply more
>throttle.

Some folks advocate spraying a little WD40 around suspected leak areas --
when the idle changes you've found the leak.

I have the notion that some other folks think that's a bad thing to do, but
I'm not sure why...seems fairly benign to me.

david

David Beierl - Providence, RI
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"