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1. Finding a vacuum leak (score: 1): Author: James Babcock <jbabcoc@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 05:37:05 -0700 (PDT); My 1987 pickup seems to have a vacuum leak. I have heard of ways to find a leak such as spraying starting fluid onto the hoses. When the engine races, the leak has been found. Unfortunately, this lea; /html/shop-talk/2001-05/msg00053.html (8,287 bytes)
2. Re: Finding a vacuum leak (score: 1): Author: "M. Frankford" <martin@virtual-motors.com>; Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 09:17:24 -0500; I use the brute force approach. Replace all the lines. By the time you find the leak you could have replaced all the lines. And then another leak will apear. Vaccuum line is cheap. Replacing all of y; /html/shop-talk/2001-05/msg00055.html (8,352 bytes)
3. Re: Finding a vacuum leak (score: 1): Author: Roger Gibbs <rgibbs@pacbell.net>; Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 12:04:24 -0700; I will second the advice given my "M" below (makes me souund like James Bond to say that). In my experience there are large differences in the life expectancy of "rubber" hoses. Depending on the use; /html/shop-talk/2001-05/msg00056.html (10,356 bytes)
4. Re: Finding a vacuum leak (score: 1): Author: Martin <martin@virtual-motors.com>; Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 14:30:38 -0500; Consider what you stand to gain by saving 14 year old vacuum line vs. what you stand to lose by putting your head under the hood of a running engine and spraying a flammable aerosol. Besides, you can; /html/shop-talk/2001-05/msg00057.html (10,413 bytes)
5. Re: Finding a vacuum leak (score: 1): Author: James Babcock <jbabcoc@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 13:00:19 -0700 (PDT); I guess that replacing all the vacuum hoses is the best solution. The one thing that worries me is the fact that most of the hoses are some type of rigid plastic. There are rubber ends to join the li; /html/shop-talk/2001-05/msg00058.html (9,166 bytes)
6. Re: Finding a vacuum leak (score: 1): Author: Brian Borgstede <borgstede@umsl.edu>; Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 16:04:12 -0600; Do you Golf? If you think that it's a device that has a vacuum leak, you can replace the hose with a new one and plug the end with a bright colored golf tee. For example, if you think the vacuum adva; /html/shop-talk/2001-05/msg00059.html (8,486 bytes)
7. Re: Finding a vacuum leak (score: 1): Author: Roger Gibbs <rgibbs@pacbell.net>; Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 15:33:59 -0700; Hey Martin, I did agree with the earlier advice to replace the hoses, and gave a couple of reasons why this is a good idea. I was not advocating trying to save 14 year old hoses. I do think that usin; /html/shop-talk/2001-05/msg00060.html (11,685 bytes)
8. Re: Finding a vacuum leak (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 15:54:01 -0700; I've use the propane method many times, and I've only gotten a few "pops" when it pools someplace and decides to go off. Just a little flow from your unlit torch is enough, and only test small areas; /html/shop-talk/2001-05/msg00061.html (8,724 bytes)
9. Re: Finding a vacuum leak (score: 1): Author: Steven Trovato <trovato@computer.net>; Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 20:52:21 -0400; I think I am going to cast my vote against the trend. While changing all the hoses sounds like a good idea, and maybe it is, this can be a lot of hoses and a fair bit of work. My '66 Ford had one lin; /html/shop-talk/2001-05/msg00064.html (9,143 bytes)
10. Re: Finding a vacuum leak (score: 1): Author: Martin <martin@virtual-motors.com>; Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 20:09:55 -0500; IMHO trying to salvage 14 year old vacuum line is false economy in both time money. Replacing ALL the vacuum lines will cost you less than five dollars in parts and take less time than finding one le; /html/shop-talk/2001-05/msg00065.html (10,345 bytes)
11. Re: Finding a vacuum leak (score: 1): Author: "BOB NOGUEIRA" <nogera@Prodigy.Net>; Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 21:20:54 -0500; God This topic brought a shudder to my bones ! Brought back memories of my old 1964 Thunderbird which had EVERYTHING operated via vacuum, A/C , heater, vent doors , parking brake release, wipers ....; /html/shop-talk/2001-05/msg00066.html (9,124 bytes)
12. Re: Finding a vacuum leak (score: 1): Author: larry_spector@flashmail.com; Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 07:27:02 -0700; I remember the same problems with my '72 Lincoln. It used what looked like black painted Hi-C cans for vacuum reservoirs. Vacuum was used for climate-control (replaced the control box 4 times), headl; /html/shop-talk/2001-05/msg00070.html (9,246 bytes)
13. RE: Finding a vacuum leak (score: 1): Author: "Lyn Fatt, Brian A" <brian.lynfatt@eds.com>; Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 10:52:49 -0400; [snip] Agree 110% Now if I could just get that message across to some of the parts replacers that I work with! Diagnose the friggin' problem first! Otherwise if you don't know what the problem is, h; /html/shop-talk/2001-05/msg00071.html (8,535 bytes)
14. Re: Finding a vacuum leak (score: 1): Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>; Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 10:21:14 -0400; I'm not in favor of wholesale replacing of hoses. It might be a good idea on an engine with hard, brittle, stiff hoses, but ot all rubber hoses are made equal. I had my old Honda for 16 years, and on; /html/shop-talk/2001-05/msg00073.html (9,307 bytes)
15. Re: Finding a vacuum leak (score: 1): Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>; Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 10:24:26 -0400; Not necessarily... I think I'd leave the plastic tubes and replace the rubber ends if they are leaking. There's a reason that the manufacturer spent the money to make up those special plastic tubing; /html/shop-talk/2001-05/msg00074.html (8,360 bytes)

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