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No Vacuum

Postby clee » Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:39 pm

My boost gauge is showing no vacuum and is slow to drop from boost .
Dump valve :?: I've got a Bailey piston type whooshy .
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Postby simontaylor » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:00 pm

if it is a mechanical one, perhaps the tube to the gauge is pinched somewhere? what have you been doing?
Could try putting the gauge in the engine bay to test the vacuum on idle.
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Postby clee » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:02 pm

I haven't done anything and all the tubing looks OK .
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Postby Alpineandy » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:08 pm

Have you tried a dyson?







What's a turbo? :roll:
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Postby clee » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:10 pm

:lol: :lol: 1st prize goes to Alpyand 8)
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Postby Alpineandy » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:24 pm

clee wrote::lol: :lol: 1st prize goes to Alpyand 8)


ooooh, does he get an autoball? :shock:
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Postby clee » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:32 pm

You guessed it :D If I've got any left :shock:
Doing a market study :lol: on Saturday ,need some advice from you Southern Barrow Boys .
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Re: No Vacuum

Postby David Gentleman » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:33 pm

clee wrote:My boost gauge is showing no vacuum and is slow to drop from boost .
Dump valve :?: I've got a Bailey piston type whooshy .


As Simon said, boost gauge pipe restricted somewhere, oil/residue in the boost gauge pipe, or gauge is fooked, or your throttle is stuck wide open and your turbo is running flat out permanently, but I doubt its the latter.. :lol:
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Postby clee » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:38 pm

I'll check me pipework a bit more thoroughly first then , test the gauge further back down the line .
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Postby David Gentleman » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:56 pm

Could you have disturbed the pipe where it runs down the interior of the car?
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Postby clee » Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:02 pm

Don't think so ,it's well hidden and I've not been in the backseat for ages :lol:
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Postby simontaylor » Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:35 pm

mine has started to play up too.
boost is ok, but hardly any vacuum at idle.
I think I'm going to swap the plastic tube for a rubber pipe. I'm suspicous that the hot turbo gasses are making the tube warm and then it is cooling in a deflated flat state.
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Postby simontaylor » Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:37 pm

clee wrote:You guessed it :D If I've got any left :shock:
Doing a market study :lol: on Saturday ,need some advice from you Southern Barrow Boys .
' ere darlin , ave a butchers at me balls luv '

http://www.fantasyisland.co.uk/market.html


Just shout louder than all the other stall holders
and make sure you have some chilled soothing neck medicine.
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Postby David Gentleman » Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:16 pm

simontaylor wrote:mine has started to play up too.
boost is ok, but hardly any vacuum at idle.
I think I'm going to swap the plastic tube for a rubber pipe. I'm suspicous that the hot turbo gasses are making the tube warm and then it is cooling in a deflated flat state.


Normally you find it gets hot, then the engine vacuum sucks it flat and it stays there...then it will expand on boost, and then shrink back flat the moment you let of the throttle, hence the slow 'off boost' reading..
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Postby simontaylor » Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:50 pm

Exactly what i'm suspicous about, but should not happen with a rubber hose, I'm hoping.
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