Re: RE: Re: RE: Checking for Vacuum Leaks

From: Mike (mclancey@ns.sympatico.ca)
Date: Wed Jun 11 2003 - 08:34:20 EDT


From: "Bernd D. Ratsch"

> A bad TPS or Speed Sensor will also cause this.

Hmmmm. Thanks. Is there any way to test if either of these are the culprits?
I do have a Clymer but I have just moved and it is nowhere to be found ...
yet.

Nova Scotia Mike

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> - Bernd
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Mike
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 8:58 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Re: RE: Checking for Vacuum Leaks
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> From: "Bernd D. Ratsch"
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> > A can of carb cleaner works pretty well (old trick too). Just lightly
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> > spray around any vacuum ports or manifold gasket area and watch the
> > idle. If it fluctuates, there's a leak.
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> Thanks. I have inconsistant high idle ... sometimes it's fine humming
> along below a grand ... sometimes it is revving like a demon ... I can't
> seem to pick out the common circumstance that leads to this situation
> ... I'm thinking vacuum leak or I fear I may have electrical gremlins
> ......
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> Nova Scotia Mike
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