Re: 4kq vaccum (what should it be)

[Whitson <whitson2.remove@gte.net>]

Hello,

While on the subject of vacuum, I looked thru my Bently
earlier and could find nothing on the inside diameter of the
vacuum lines found throughout our cars. I found some line at
a local True Value hardware store for 7 pennies per foot but
uncertain about the vacuum lines I can't see (ie. 
differential lock switch). Are they the same and does anyone
know what the correct dimensions are for this ?

Thanks,

Dennis

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Phil Payne wrote:
> 
> In message <Pine.HPP.3.96.980706012453.11783E-100000@raven.csrv.uidaho.edu> Todd Phenneger writes:
> 
> > Well that makes me feel a little better.  Do you have any idea
> > what my vaccum should be at idle?  I realize you have a Turbo but I assume
> > you have had a NA engine at some time.  Maybe not though.
> 
> Still do - the Passat has an I5 engine in with the same head casting
> as the ur-quattro MB.  Don't have a vacuum meter, though ...
> 
> Next time I meet up with one, I'll have a look.
> 
> > BTW, saw a picture of your car on someones Web-Page for the first
> > time.  Looked very Black to me.  You should wash it more often. ;)  No
> > seriously, it looked beautiful.  Dont know how you fit that Parts Fische
> > reader in the back though.  Where did you put the tool kit.
> 
> Looks better now.  The front fenders, bonnet, spoiler and left rear fender
> have been attended to by a fellow Club member who just happens to be a
> paint shop foreman.
> 
> The fiche reader folds down into a hermetically-sealed clamshell.
> The problem is exacerbated by a full-size spare ...
> 
> The jump leads, jack, heavy gloves and a few other things go behind the
> wheel.  The fiche reader is next, upright and against the tank.  The
> main toolbox (51lbs) goes between the fiche viewer and the boot lip (no
> funny bumper shocks on Euro cars) and the fuel injection/electricals go
> on top of that.  Various spares bags and boxes tighten everything down.
> 
> > Thanks for the reply and if you know how to change or disable the
> > Revlimiter on a NA car then let me know.
> 
> On post-1986 models - hydraulic tappets - it's a weight and spring in
> the distributor rotor arm.  Cuts at around 6150 to 6350.
> 
> On the earlier ones, I _think_ it's in the fuel pump relay.  I seem to
> remember people having low cut-out problems (around 4000 rpm) with
> 4-cylinder relays in 5-cylinder cars.
> 
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