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Old 03-01-04, 01:55 PM
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Unhappy brake booster leak

I took the rats nest off and still have a vac leak somewhere i think it might be my brake booster because when i hit the brakes it bogs a little. How woulld I check that???
Old 03-01-04, 02:25 PM
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Ummmm, check the hose for cracks, and check where the hose meets the booster and the other end(intake manifolrd?) ?
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spray around some carb cleaner or starter fluid (around all the vac lines etc...). When the idle changes you have found your leak. BTW, i doubt it is the brake booster.

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