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Hello.
When I was looking over the engine compartment, shortly after I got the car, a mechanic friend and I noticed this:
The two should be joined by a small tube.
Can anybody tell me what difference not having the tube fitted will make to the running of the car?
It's only a little thing, but i thought I'd ask around first before I shell out for a 2" piece of tubing :p
cheers m' dears. :lol:
Barzo
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You will have poor acceleration while the engine warms up..not to mention the vacuum leak! Once the engine is up to running temp it will not make any difference as the vacuum is only supplied to that pipe when the engine is cold.
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cheers lads.
I checked out the other tubes and they all seem to be in place and in relatively good condition. I'll install a new tube in there and see what happens.
ta!
Barzo
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As Dan said, it'll only be affected when cold.
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bozzzydmc Wrote:That will be Chris, Dan's alter ego then
Damn the cat is out of the bag, have you noticed Chris is hardly ever in the same place at the same time as me..and when he is its all smoke and mirrors :wink:
Dan..i mean Chris ( or Dan with a syrup
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Change your avatar then chris
And syrup, you cheeky sod!!!
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Well the car in my avatar ain't mine either but at least it a) was and b) is a DeLorean!
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stunned_monkey Wrote:Well the car in my avatar ain't mine either but at least it a) was and b) is a DeLorean!
You need stronger contact lenses mate, look a bit closer and you can see my car
... not my fault that Dan decided to park infront of it when I took the pic
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Ex owner of Vin#16327 Grey 5 Speed was FLE 371Y
1998 Lotus Esprit GT3
1999 Lotus Elise
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