Very carefully remove it and check on the backside for fine cracks (or maybe even a big one). I havent figured out why but out of the half dozen or so bad boots I have found the cracks have always been on the backside. Even when I was doing a lot of work on jettas the cracks were always on the back side. It used to be these boots were impossible to repair but I am told that there are some newer adhesives out now that can be used. jimt On 1/21/05 7:11 PM, "Damon Campbell" <damoncampbellvw@yahoo.com> wrote: > How would you recommend the best way of checking this? > While all the other rubber is less than 6k old, the > intake boot is original (but was seemingly OK not too > long ago). > > Thank you, > > -Damon > > --- jimt <camper@tactical-bus.info> wrote: > >> When you first step on the gas the initial vacuum >> suction may be pulling a >> crack open and as pressure evens out it reseals or >> with vibration reopens >> again causing air leaks in the system and a very >> lean burn. > > ===== > '84 Westy (Sparky) w/2.3L WBX > Vancouver, BC > |
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