Intake boot leak result?
Larry C Leung
l.leung at juno.com
Sat Dec 29 00:12:37 EST 2001
It's past the airflow sensor plate, therefore it's un-measured air, i.e.
mixture is leaned out. If the leak is bad enough, not enough vacuum will
form to even pick up the sensor plate, therefore the engine stalls.
LL - NY
On Fri, 28 Dec 101 19:03:24 -0600 (CST) texactii at csonline.net writes:
>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
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