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tocchinero · 10-21-2003, 01:11 PM

Yea check to see if there is any vaccum leaks. Hook up a vaccum gauge to a main vaccum line behind the throttle plate and start the car. A normal reading should around a steady 17 or 18. If you have a vaccum leak it will be lower and probably fluctuating.

10-21-2003, 01:11 PM	#6
tocchinero Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Morris County, NJ Posts: 14	vaccum check Yea check to see if there is any vaccum leaks. Hook up a vaccum gauge to a main vaccum line behind the throttle plate and start the car. A normal reading should around a steady 17 or 18. If you have a vaccum leak it will be lower and probably fluctuating.