 Distro vacuum hose capped off.., Why? |
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| Rod |
 Aug 19 2009, 04:33 AM
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On my 1.7l one of the distributors vacuum hoses is disconnected and a bolt chucked in the end, why would this be? My mechanic servicing it has just spotted this and said that it would be giving me zero advance, so wants to obviously reconnect as per standard.
Any ideas why this would have been done by the PO?? |
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| ClayPerrine |
Aug 19 2009, 07:13 AM
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QUOTE(Rod @ Aug 19 2009, 05:33 AM)  On my 1.7l one of the distributors vacuum hoses is disconnected and a bolt chucked in the end, why would this be? My mechanic servicing it has just spotted this and said that it would be giving me zero advance, so wants to obviously reconnect as per standard. Any ideas why this would have been done by the PO?? A lot of 914s had the vacuum advance hose disconnected from the factory. The distributor only used the vacuum retard port. It didn't even need the hose on the vacuum advance, but a lot of mechanics would see the fitting and assume that a hose was supposed to be there. Both the vacuum advance (when needed) and the vacuum retard went to the throttle body. Do you have 2 fittings on the throttle body or just one? |
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Rod Distro vacuum hose capped off.. Aug 19 2009, 04:33 AM
Rod
On my 1.7l one of the distributors vacuum hoses ... Aug 19 2009, 09:11 AM
jmill You will still get mechanical advance so his comme... Aug 19 2009, 09:38 AM blitZ If the retard side is plugged the advance may not ... Aug 19 2009, 10:00 AM SirAndy
I have a two sided port vacuum pot and the retard... Aug 19 2009, 11:33 AM Rod So if the car were yours what would you do? So fa... Aug 19 2009, 11:35 AM SirAndy
Which should it be??
It was never meant to be con... Aug 19 2009, 11:46 AM McMark
If it were my car, factory motor = factory setup.... Aug 19 2009, 11:46 AM Rod
If it were my car, factory motor = factory setup... Aug 20 2009, 04:29 AM SLITS The only time you're going to get vacuum advan... Aug 19 2009, 01:15 PM |
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