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Omega General Help / Vacuum connections query
« on: 14 April 2009, 08:46:13 »
One of the spigots on the 'reducing T' fitting in the main rocker cover to brake servo vacuum line has broken off and as a result I only had one connection direct to the ECU
Temporarily I have taped up the broken spigot and spliced all the other vacuum pipes off the remaining fitting and all seems to work OK. (Thanks to Mark for the vacuum layout guide in the maintenance section.)
Is this a satisfactory long term solution, or are there any valves/restrictors in the broken fitting between the two spigots, and as a result of the fix I would know have too much or too little vacuum in various places.
As well as the obvious (air distribution now works again,) idle seems to be smoother and an iteresting 'stutter' when feathering the throttle at around 60 has disappeared, but I am interested to know what all the other vacuum dependent items actually do.
Steve
Temporarily I have taped up the broken spigot and spliced all the other vacuum pipes off the remaining fitting and all seems to work OK. (Thanks to Mark for the vacuum layout guide in the maintenance section.)
Is this a satisfactory long term solution, or are there any valves/restrictors in the broken fitting between the two spigots, and as a result of the fix I would know have too much or too little vacuum in various places.
As well as the obvious (air distribution now works again,) idle seems to be smoother and an iteresting 'stutter' when feathering the throttle at around 60 has disappeared, but I am interested to know what all the other vacuum dependent items actually do.
Steve