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Old 04-20-2008, 06:56 PM
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So I recently did my emissions removal with 5/6th port semi-removal. And now I have a vacuum leak that I can't find. I have new gaskets on everything except the omp which I rtv'd the crap out of. I kept the BAC. It runs and drives, just won't idle. I have all the vacuum nipples capped, that did to be. I am absolutely stumped. Any ideas??
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Old 04-21-2008, 02:33 PM
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check the lower intake gasket, i have seen some people put them on backwards and it creats a v- leak
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Old 04-21-2008, 04:14 PM
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Will do. Thanks
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Old 04-23-2008, 12:30 AM
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did that once.. it sucked. the carb cleaner spray trick works too.
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Old 04-23-2008, 02:50 AM
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if i where a vacuum leak i would hide somewhere you couldn't find ! ! !



Use carb cleaner and go to town on the engine. listen for varying rpm's
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Old 04-23-2008, 08:02 AM
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bouncing idle could also be caused by a looped line or tps neeeds to be readjusted
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Old 04-23-2008, 10:57 AM
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I wish it was a bouncing idle. It won't idle, cold, when you first start it, it idles around a 1000rpms for maybe 30secs, after it drops under it dies. I have empty 2 bottles of carb cleaner already, and wasted a pack of my buddies cig's trying to find this. I did notice some fuel under the manifold that I assumed was from when I took of the secondary fuel rail but I'm going to check that out 2day.
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So I had a loose hose clamp on the primary fuel rail. But that didn't help.
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Old 04-26-2008, 10:28 PM
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well, I swapped my fuel lines when I did my emissions removal! that threw me for one helluva loop. it would crank crank crank crank and sputter. so I'd crank and crank and crank on it some more...
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You can here the leak at 1700rpms. But we can't find it, which is probably what makes me the madest cuz I can hear it plain as day.
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