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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 09:32 AM
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I put a cam in my car about a month ago and got it tuned. Well yestarday was the first time i drove my car with the light on since Ive got it tuned, when i stoped at a stop sign i was sitting there my car started to search for idle, thats the first time it's done that since i got it tuned. Then when i hit the brakes they were really shitty and the car almost died. WTF is going on is it just a shitty tune or is something else going on.
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 10:54 AM
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Any ideas anyone ?
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 11:01 AM
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vaccum leak around the brake booster line? Happened to me once. use a little silicone

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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 11:03 AM
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i second that... brake booster vaccum leak..
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 11:27 AM
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Umm i don't think but i'll check, as soon as i turned my lights off it was fine.
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 12:27 PM
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the lights are pop ups right? then they run off of vaccum to lift and hold them up, so you have a vaccum leak +3
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by daryl2cb@yahoo.com
the lights are pop ups right? then they run off of vaccum to lift and hold them up, so you have a vaccum leak +3
Our cars have motor to actuate the headlights, no vacume. It could be a vacume leak though, a scan would reveal that. It could also be a poor battery conection, or engine/pcm ground.
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