So I decided to put the vacuum disconnect out of my misery. For a few
weeks I've been without 4wd in 20-degree CT. Luckily, we've only had
one small snow storm. I finally decided to bear the deep freeze to
permenantly end my vacuum disconnect woes.
I cut and inserted a sleeve over the vacuum motor shaft to permenantly
lock the shift fork in "engaged" position.
Since I swapped a 94 transfer case into my 89 truck, I no longer have
the vacuum switch. For a while I ran manifold vacuum through a check
valve (yeah I also ripped out the canister and 4 vacuum lines that
drive the stupid disconnect) to one side of the vacuum motor. It
worked till a few weeks ago. I didn't care to investigate why... I
knew how to fix it permenantly.
Unfortunately I didn't take pictures of my sleeve insert, but here's
pics of the disconnect:
http://www.pbase.com/image/74208240
http://www.pbase.com/image/74208157
Don in CT
89 Dakota Convertible 318 NV3500 4x4
74 Dart Sport 340
pbase.com/radon220/
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