Antz81
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Hi guys just wondering how I will know when I've found all of my vacuum leaks? Will the idle become smooth? Or does everything else have to be right for that to happen?
The reason I ask is I've had to make a lot of changes to things from how the car was when got it.
here's what I've done so far
fitted o2 sensor, connect vacuum to vacuum sensor, corrected routing of emissions hoses. At this point the idle went up from about 700 to 1000 so dropped it back down. Fitted choke plate.
replaced headlight actuator seals, relays and vacuum lines. New spark plugs, cap, rotor, and coil. Corrected mix solenoid travel on carb, and adjusted position of idle air bleed screw (was bottomed out, causing dwell to be at 60 the whole time). Replaced emissions hoses. Replaced rocker cover gaskets. Fixed exhaust leak at manifold.
Dwell is still below 30 (but I'll probably need to adjust this once I've found all remaining vacuum leaks). Idle is up to 800.
I believe there is another leak at the headlights. I turned them on yesterday after having the car parked for 3hrs and the left light came all the way up, the right about half way up. But after parking the car with the lights up, a hissing can be heard from the front and the lights can't be lowered without restarting the engine.
The reason I ask is I've had to make a lot of changes to things from how the car was when got it.
here's what I've done so far
fitted o2 sensor, connect vacuum to vacuum sensor, corrected routing of emissions hoses. At this point the idle went up from about 700 to 1000 so dropped it back down. Fitted choke plate.
replaced headlight actuator seals, relays and vacuum lines. New spark plugs, cap, rotor, and coil. Corrected mix solenoid travel on carb, and adjusted position of idle air bleed screw (was bottomed out, causing dwell to be at 60 the whole time). Replaced emissions hoses. Replaced rocker cover gaskets. Fixed exhaust leak at manifold.
Dwell is still below 30 (but I'll probably need to adjust this once I've found all remaining vacuum leaks). Idle is up to 800.
I believe there is another leak at the headlights. I turned them on yesterday after having the car parked for 3hrs and the left light came all the way up, the right about half way up. But after parking the car with the lights up, a hissing can be heard from the front and the lights can't be lowered without restarting the engine.