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Digging into a vac leak

Old Jan 29, 2012 | 12:14 PM
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I noticed when changing plenum gasket, a vacuum line on driver side of intake that has been cut about 2 inches from intake and plugged with a screw. Can someone tell me where this line goes? My cruise doesn't work either so i'm going to check the vac lines going there too which come from the accelerator cable area. I have wild vent issue well.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 12:16 PM
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On drive side.... that seems like goes to your brake booster on to air intake. PCV is on your passenger side right?

Pictures would go a loooong way. I'm not completely 100% b/c my year PCV is on driver side. So 2 vac tubes were on that side from PCV and brake booster.

But i'm confident others know here. Pictures though dude, pictures!!
 
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 12:16 PM
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hA! ninja'ed YOU!
 
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 12:17 PM
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Post a pic. And read this thread. https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...ild-vents.html
 
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by wh1t3nukle
ha! Ninja'ed you!

lol,
 
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 12:58 PM
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haha. yeah! PCV is on the passenger side on mine. I will get out there this afternoon and shoot a pic of that hose on the driver's side. It's a larger hose OD much like the PCV hose diameter. Better to be ninjee chopped I guess than to be judee-chopped!!!! reglar can a baccer you say? ninjee star!!! will run back through the wild vent thread too Zman. thanks
 
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 01:01 PM
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That sounds like the brake booster hose.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by zman17
That sounds like the brake booster hose.
Or the vapor recovery stuff. That's back there too.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 02:42 PM
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Need a pic, we are all just guessing. LOL
 
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 04:45 PM
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It's the hose below the brake booster with the rusty screw head sticking out of it! While I was at it I threw in a pick from when I was working on the plenum and a couple pics after I cleaned her up and hauled a load of wood!!!




 
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