IC Hose comes off... put it back on and I'm not so sure

[hayes myers]

Car is 200 TQM 10v. thanks.

On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 11:31 PM, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:

> What car?
>
> FWIW, if your old IC had leaks, they may have been the weak link in your
> system. Now that those leaks are plugged, you may be discovering more leaks.
> If you can rig a pressure tester (keep it below 8 psi, and good luck if
> you've an MC finding something to fit) it's time to poke around.
>
> HTH,
>
> LL - NY
>
> On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 11:00 PM, hayes myers <hayesmyers at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Recently changed the intercooler.  Things were running fine until the
>> lower
>> intercooler hose came off a block from home. got a bud to tow me.
>>
>> put the hose back on. (hopefully it is on right).
>>
>> car starts now... but has rough low idle.  when i gas it the engine revs
>> freely ..however let off the gas and even at 750 it sounds like it wants
>> to
>> die.
>>
>> Before it would bog down but not to the point of really stalling like
>> this.
>>
>> Other point was on the highway on the way home i thoguht i finally heard
>> the
>> vacuum leak i've been looking for (guess i surely did hear something)...
>> and
>> thn off she went.  i'm wondering if running with the IC potentially
>> leaking
>> could have caused this running problem i hav now or perhaps it is my hosed
>> ic hose job.
>>
>> If this points to poor seating of the IC hose then that's at least a
>> starting point for me.
>>
>> Any input appreciated. I'll be wrenchin early.
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