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DX, Yellow vac line off that thingy on the metering head..

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:53 am
by Dave Dorson
I've got a mystery vac line that appears to go no-where.

In think its related to my rough running, cold misfire. It comes from a small canister sat on my metering head, which has a black and white wire going into it.

Can someone identify where this is meant to go?

Ta.

Re: DX, Yellow vac line off that thingy on the metering head..

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:21 pm
by Nate
do you meant that the other end of this vac pipe is just floating about loose?

have you looked on the slam panel to see if there is a map of the vac lines, like there is on carb cars?

Re: DX, Yellow vac line off that thingy on the metering head..

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:26 pm
by Dave Dorson
Yep, just sat near the injectors doing squat!, brilliant.

There's no diagram, if there was it's long gone I'm afraid.

Re: DX, Yellow vac line off that thingy on the metering head..

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 1:12 pm
by mr.brown
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To the servo check valve by the looks of it.

Re: DX, Yellow vac line off that thingy on the metering head..

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 2:53 pm
by Dave Dorson
Cheers Mr B.

I'll have to take a proper butchers tonight, I reckon the plastic barb has broken off it, as I don't remember seeing a connection there :(

Re: DX, Yellow vac line off that thingy on the metering head..

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 3:29 pm
by bensspares
it should connect onto 1 of the tubes that are in the brake servo feed, as diagram (number 3). if this connector pipe is missing and its drawing in fresh air it effects the idol and running as it renders the mixture weak.

Re: DX, Yellow vac line off that thingy on the metering head..

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 3:33 pm
by Nate
If one of the connectors has snapped off the valve (they do seem to go a bit brittle with age) a self rapper screwed into the hole should improve things short term while you source a new valve

Re: DX, Yellow vac line off that thingy on the metering head..

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:39 pm
by Dave Dorson
Yep, broken barb, found the remains in the hose. anyone know the part number for the valve?

Re: DX, Yellow vac line off that thingy on the metering head..

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 11:00 pm
by ianaudia4
You will probably find these are no longer available. I always try to look out for these at the shows, just in case in the future I need one!

Re: DX, Yellow vac line off that thingy on the metering head..

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 8:39 am
by roccodave
just go to a local scrapper yard and ask to have a look you should find one quite easily