>okay, been cruising round lately, me and rumba, doing great...then yesterday i >notice a definite lack of power and my brakes are stiff. hmmm...maybe i hear >a vaccum leak to..hmmm...okay, i've yet to track down the leak but i got some >new vacuum hose and will put that on shortly. question: what is the purpose of >a one way vaccum valve? i have one that joins two seperate vaccum hoses..which >is really one..but joined together by this one way vacuum valve. do these wear >out? do they get clogged? i hear a leak under there..seems to be coming from >this valve...any suggestions? on a side note, i cleaned the carb and put on a >new fuel filter, both were dirty and now we seem to run better. I had a bad one-way valve ("check valve") in my '71 bus. When ever the engine conked out at an intersection (which it did a lot, grrr) the brakes would immediately get very stiff, losing the power assist. Replacing the valve (and the hoses) cured it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Maher smaher@gi.com '80 V6anagon w/Chevy 2800 '66 Mustang Coupevertible, for sale Check out the cars at http://www.lookup.com/homepages/76242/home.html *** I'm a Native American, born in Illinois. Or does ancestry make a difference after all? *** ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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