[V6-12v] stopping problems

[Jamescarstuff at aol.com]

Yeah, all those vacuum hoses are WELL worth going round and replacing, if you 
haven't done so by the time the engine has done a few years/ 100k, or so. I 
did it recently trying to track down a different problem and lots of the rubber 
connectors were perished. If you ever take of the intake manifold for any 
reason, always replace the tubing to the 'bomb' that sits underneath at the front 
while you're there. You may not have the intake manifold off again for a long 
time and it'd be horrid to have to remove all that just to replace a 40 pence 
bit of rubber...

In a message dated 2/8/04 12:42:55 pm, chapchuk at hotmail.com writes:


> Eliott's description is correct. My car ('92 100) originally had some sort
> of vacuum pump, but that was replaced during a recall and now gets its
> vacuum from the engine. The connection from the engine to the area by the
> master cylinder is done with many different hoses (plastic and rubber), Y's
> and T's and check valves. I took a quick look at some of the hoses and two
> of them are deteriorated.....very soft. So soft I can grab the hose and
> stretch it like a rubber band. I'll replace these and see it if fixes the
> problem