Ryan,
A FUSED vacuum line? That Prince of Darkness is a tricky devil! What
amperage??? :)
You mean melted? Then blow in one end and see if it passes air. If it's
melted _through_ at the "fused" point, cut the break out and splice it with
a straight sleeve (available from the big 3 vendors) or piece of vacuum hose.
I replaced all the vacuum line ends (sleeves) on my car and the increased
vacuum changed my idle timing (with vacuum retard and EGR valve) a few
degrees, so if they are really old, it would be a good thing to do. Of
course if you are cheap you could seal the loose sleeves with RTV Silicone
or something.
If you want you can replace the OEM hard-plastic line with regular
rubber-hose vacuum line, available at any auto parts store. Bring in one
of the old ends to properly size the new hose.
Cheers,
At 02:21 PM 8/16/98 PDT, Ryan Smith wrote:
>I was tinkering around this afternoon and I noticed that the vacuum line
>going to the distributor has melted on the thermostat housing. I'm not
>sure if its fused or not. My car has several reasons to run roughly.
>Anyway if anyone knows where I can get a new one I'd appreciate it.
>Thumbing through my collection of vendors catalogs I couldn't find one
>that had it for a MkIV.
Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire FM96062 UO
(53 HP)
Succasunna, NJ USA
The One Immutable Rule of Automotive Satisfaction:
"It is more fun to drive a slow car fast than to drive a fast car slow"
- Cory Farley in Autoweek, 8/17/98
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