Re: PROBLEM! I'm stumped

["Gerry Reichelt" <greichelt@mmcable.com>]

   Sounds like a vacuum leak. Check the aux. air valve between the firewall
and the int. manifold on the passenger side. It has a rubber hose that's
frequently overlooked. If it goes, you have a large vac. leak. Easy fix but
I think it's an OEM part rather than a generic hose.
   Gerry
----- Original Message -----
From: <SubConSk8@aol.com>

Subject: PROBLEM! I'm stumped


> Ok...If you have been paying attention to my posts lately, you will know
that
> I have been having a rough idle problem...So, to correct this, I replaced
the
> O2 sensor and all the vacuum hoses...THis didn't fix it...Today I was
working
> on the car...I took off the upper timing belt cover to look at the timing
> belt to check whether I needed to replace it...Then I put the cover back
> on...Then I noticed that the cloth-covered rubber hose running from the
> radiator to the coolant reservoir was all frayed and damaged...This hose
is
> the one that looks like the cloth/rubber vacuum hoses, but it is about
1/4"
> in diameter...So, I thought I'd head over to Bow Wow auto parts and pick
up a
> new hose...Well, on the way I had a problem...Car started fine...So I
started
> driving...But then, the first time I pushed the clutch in before I came to
a
> complete stop, the car died...and then it started and idled fine...So I
just
> kept going...Then, next time I stopped, same thing, it died...Any ideas?
>
> Stephen Mull



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