I got my SE to idle at about 800-950. Not bad for this model. It did have somewhat of a "miss", no particular rythm, noticed only at idle.

Today, I'm cleaning some of the bolts/metal with naval jelly and pulled my brake booster hose off to get it out of the way. When I cranked the car back up, no boost. I had forgotten to plug the vacuum hose back on. When I slid the hose down over the 2.5" of spout, I noticed the clamp was halfway up the hose. I had moved it months ago and had forgotten to put it back around the end. When I pulled the clamp down to position, the idle went perfectly to 800 (stayed there all the way to work, no hunting), and the sound of the motor changed (no sucking air, I guess, and I'm deaf in one ear which makes it nice for the rattles). Also, that somewhat irritating "miss" has disappeared.

Who would have thought this particular vaccum hose was so sensitive to missing a clamp. Another gremlin fixed.

jeryj

 

Always good to find something like that w/ such an easy fix!!!

 

i just realized my f**ked idle only happened when i was pressing the brake's.. and pumping my brakes SLIGHTLY changes my idle..

thats what u get for cutting cost and buying normal hose and not the expensive one made for the boster

 

i saw this title and was thinking:

"your mother was a snow blower"


Hehehehe i crack myself up sometimes!

 

Dam.. Got excited I thought someone was replying with a sensible comment to this thread.....
But no......

grrr u people




only j/king.

 

Everyones does that, or at least the ones I have seen do..

And with a turbo l;ike mine, you definately need the hose with the check valve in it.. But the hose with the check valve installed on a NA has a purpose or they wouldnt had put it there... See where it says to engine > ?

 

the idle im talking about is it drops from 1k to 0 then back 1k and soforth, but only when the im holding the brakes down..
the pumping was just something else i realized. but it doesnt efect it very much at all.