Intake boot leak result?

[Richard J. Andrews]

you are correct more air will go into the engine...
but the point of the boot is to pull the air through the metering plate to
lift the plate and
give your engine more fuel. that is how your fuel distribution works, plate
lifts more fuel, lowers, less.
air leaks will cause the plate to not lift as it should causing a lean mixture.

HTH!
rich
'86 4kq

At 07:03 PM 12/28/2001, you wrote:
>I noticed mention of a power loss due to an intake boot leak
>on a 5000.  Would someone be so kind as to explain how a
>leak in the intake boot causes this affect.  I am not
>disagreeing with anyone, just wanting more education - intake
>boot goes from fuel distributor to throttle body, path for intake
>air, leak means more air going to throttle throat right or
>wrong?
>
>Tex Terry, II
>83 5kt sedan (non-quattro)
>Franklin, PA  USA