Vacuum Source For Turbo Cars

["Marc A. Levy" <malevy@xxxx>]

I suspect this valve is broken in my car, because the AC vents close as soon as I have even minimal boost. Before Memphis, I did not have time to bother with such a trivial item and since Memphis, I don't have the motivationto work on it!

What is inside of the vacuum tank? is there anything mechanical in there to keep the vacuum consistent? or is it just a empty tank?? Mine is no longer in the pontoon (the intercooler is there now!) so I don't have a lot of space for a larger one. How critical is a small increase in size for vacuum reserve?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stragand, Dave [mailto:dave.stragand@xxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 9:58 AM
> To: DMC News (E-mail)
> Subject: [DML] Re: Vacuum Source For Turbo Cars
> 
<SNIP>
> If you're 
> still having problems, check out the anti-reverse valve 
> leading from the manifold to the vacuum canister in the 
> pontoon. It should only "allow vacuum" one way. (If memory 
> serves, it's black on one side, white on the other, and about 
> the size of 5 or 6 half-dollar coins stacked together. You 
> can also simply use a larger vacuum tank out of just about 
> anything in a salvage yard. It's hidden deep in the pontoon 
> anyway, so what it looks like doesn't matter.
<SNIP>