what do i use to reseal the top with and the ic tube??littleboylan said:From my experience with boost leaks, these cars are EXTREMELY picky...
I would be willing to bet that, that has a major impact on performance, but the only real way to know is by removing the top and resealing it.
Let us know what you find out...
Mike
lon said:what do i use to reseal the top with and the ic tube??
going to get it now.thanksDavid Neibert said:I use Permatex Copper RTV (orange).
David
lon said:ok i took everything off,belts,charger ect.....the top had a leak and the belt was dryrotted,cracked and missing some of the belt slots that gos in the pullys.so im going to get a new belt and reseal the top of the charger.i think and pray that this fixes the problem and i knocked all of the crap out of the(brand new)cats.well wish me luck and ill let everyone know if its fixed or not in a few hours .
bad news.its the same way.sealed everything(ic tubes,top on the charger,new belt,knocked cats out,checked all vac lines 30 times,put air through intake and sprayed everything with soapy water)trans is good(dont slip),runs good but wont spin the tires even if i foot brake it wot.dont know what ealse to do.well what should i do next????soo mad right nowworked on it from 8:30am till 9:30pm.sooo stressed.im an auto tech (13 years)and dont know what to do lol.i had about seven 11 and 12 sec mustangs that i did on my own with no help at all and i cant find out whats wrong with this fking car(so sad)even unpluged the mass air flow sencer,nothing.well sc teachers what should i do next??91supacoop said:Any news?? it's been 5 hours, hopefull you're out having fun in the bird
vac is around 17-18 at idlelittleboylan said:Whats your vac/boost reading at Idle?
Did you do anything to your car for it to act this way?
To me, it still sounds like a leak.
lon said:vac is around 17-18 at idle
lon said:vac is around 17-18 at idle
its the sameJogi said:I think it should be little closer to 20" at idle, no gear.. Are you sure that idle vacuum has not gone down a little bit from when you engine was fine?