Only 6in of vaccuum at idle...?

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Apr 4, 2010 | 12:18 PM

NXPRSS

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Only 6in of vaccuum at idle...?

hey guys, i recently took my car out of storage with the nice weather we are having here in CT, and last night i noticed my inches of vaccuum was at 6... it used to be about 15 inches of vaccuum... (before i put the car away..) now its at 6 at idle.... is this bad? do i have a problem??
the car has a D1 Procharger... any help would be great, thanks!

Apr 4, 2010 | 01:19 PM

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look for a vac leak, maybe a friendly little mouse chewed a hole in a vac line while in storage-did it def have 15 " before storage

Apr 4, 2010 | 01:22 PM

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yes, that is not good. I assume you have checked connections and hoses to the gauge? Check around the Intake manifold for leaks. Are the power brakes working OK?

Apr 4, 2010 | 01:35 PM

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Check all your lines. Did you change the cam or any other parts?

Apr 4, 2010 | 01:47 PM

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yes id definately had 15 in. before i put it away for storage... i will check all the lines and check back!...

Apr 5, 2010 | 06:07 PM

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ok i found the hole in the vaccuum line... now for my next question.... does anyone have a P/N for the brass fittings for the nylyon tubing?? i need to get new brass fittings..

Apr 5, 2010 | 08:39 PM

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ok i found the hole in the vaccuum line... now for my next question.... does anyone have a P/N for the brass fittings for the nylyon tubing?? i need to get new brass fittings..

Are you talking about the nylon tubing used for boost gauges?

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Apr 8, 2010 | 06:20 PM

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No, i was talking about the brass fittings that the nylon tubing goes into... but i went to a performance shop and they had a kit with the nylon turbing and the brass fittings that i needed... there was a holde in my old vaccuum line, that was my problem... its all fixed now and back to normal!!! Time to smoke some mustangs!!!