[DMCForum] Re: you (yes YOU) have a vacuum leak

["erikgeerdink" <erikgeerdink@xxxxxxxxx>]

is it 10116?

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "erikgeerdink" <erikgeerdink@xxxx> 
wrote:
> I don't know what the vacuum advance solenoid looks like.  Could 
you 
> give me a part number?  Yes, I am being serious.
> 
> Erik
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxx> 
> wrote:
> > Mine is brand new. That bitch better not leak.
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Walter Coe [mailto:Whalt@xxxx]
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 2:07 PM
> > > To: DMCForum
> > > Subject: [DMCForum] you (yes YOU) have a vacuum leak
> > > 
> > > I recently tested the vacuum advance solenoids from 4 
DeLoreans, 
> and all
> > > of
> > > them leaked air through the base of the electrical 
connection.  
> Some
> > > leaked
> > > worse than others but ALL of them leaked.  Two of these cars 
are 
> daily
> > > drivers, and fixing the leak made a noticeable improvement.  I 
> just sealed
> > > the leaks using oxygen sensor safe silicone caulk.
> > > 
> > > I knew I had some vacuum leaks on my daily driver, so I used a 
> hand vacuum
> > > pump to see if the line supplying the ignition advance and CPR 
> held
> > > vacuum.
> > > It didn't.  It lost vacuum as fast as I could work the pump.  
> The culprit
> > > was the vacuum solenoid.  I was going to scarf one off of 
> another car when
> > > I
> > > found that one leaked too.  So I try yet another car and that 
> one also
> > > leaked.  Moments later a friend drove up in his DeLorean, and 
as 
> he got
> > > out
> > > of the car I said, "You have a vacuum leak!"  And sure enough 
he 
> did.  On
> > > hard acceleration his valves rattled.  He thought his valves 
> needed
> > > adjusting.  But the leak on his solenoid was bad enough that 
it 
> wasn't
> > > advancing enough under hard acceleration.  All of these 
> solenoids leaked
> > > faster than I could work the pump, so that is a pretty 
> significant leak.
> > > 
> > > Y'all go check your vacuum solenoids and report back how damn 
> clever I am.
> > > :-)
> > > 
> > > Walt
> > > 
> > >



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