This will make a hiss that you can listen for from inside the car. Vacuum leaks under the hood are not as easy to find. Paul W. In an email dated 17/9/2005 4:48:24 pm GMT Daylight time, "Brooks Harkey" <vm.dude@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >One OTHER thing that happens which I forgot to mention: ?on a '64, when you >put it in gear, the vacuum servo also activates which releases the emergency >brake. > >Is that servo leaking? ?Or how about the switch that diverts vacuum to the >servo when you press a different button other than "N"? ?Any problems with >either of those, and there ya go. ?It's up under the dashboard - you can >find it if you lie upside down in the floor. > >--Brooks in Dallas > > >-----Original Message----- >From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brooks Harkey >Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 10:38 AM >To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: RE: IML: Engine problems > >I think you have "outted" the suspect and don't realize it. > >What everyone else said on vacuum leaks applies, but the big hint (I think) >here is that you say when you put it in gear, it begins to idle roughly. >The *other* thing that probably happens when you put it in gear is that you >put your foot on the brake -- and if there is a bad seal or a leak in the >power brake booster, maybe it doesn't leak when the brake is *not* pressed, >but begins to leak vacuum when you press on the brake pedal -- hence, the >bad idle shows up when you put it in gear. > >Check that out.... disconnect the brake booster and plug the line. ?THEN see >how it idles in gear. ?If it's now fine -- VOILA! > >WARNING: ?It'll be a LOT harder to hold the car from moving when that's >disconnected, so don't drive the thing thru any walls or over somebody. > >--Brooks in Dallas >PS: ?I'd love to know if this ends up being the culprit! ?I like it when I >diagnose a car from hundreds of miles away. ?(:-D) > > >-----Original Message----- >From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of JAY D'ANGELO >Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 12:46 AM >To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: IML: Engine problems > >Just put a brand new long block 413 in my 64 Imp Convt., but it doesn't idle > >properly and is very sluggish off the line. ?We did a new PS unit, water >pump, radiator, master brake cylinder, coil, points, condenser, cap, wires, >plugs and an Edelbrock 1406. > >We set the plug gap at 35, points at 16 and the dwell dropped to 21. ?I >hooked up the vacuum advance hose to the driver side port on the carb and >wired the electric choke thru the whatumacacallit on the firewall. > >we set the timing to 10 and got it to idle smooth, then it would get rough >in gear, like it had a vacuum leak. ?Then we were able to get it falrly >smooth by readjusting the distributor and it roared in park. ?In gear, it's >smooth but slow off the line and pings. > >My mechanic is tearing his hair out and I'm not too happy, either. > >Any suggestions on this one? > >Jay > > > > >----------------- ?http://www.imperialclub.com ?----------------- >This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please >reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be >shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > > > > >----------------- ?http://www.imperialclub.com ?----------------- >This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please >reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be >shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > > > > >----------------- ?http://www.imperialclub.com ?----------------- >This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please >reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be >shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm