Re: Finding a vacuum leak

["Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>]

James Babcock <jbabcoc@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I guess that replacing all the vacuum hoses is the best solution.

Not necessarily...

> 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 line to the appropriate vacuum device.  I suppose that the
> best choice is to pitch the whole assembly and replace the hoses
> from end to end.

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 parts.  And it wasn't to save 
them money...

Tim Mullen

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