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Old 31st May 2023, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Conan_the_Librarian View Post
Following on from this thread, I did do Spa but it probably wasn't wise. Currently getting the AC de-gassed to fit a new pump but the work to identify the the air leak at the back of the engine necessitates the removal of the inlet manifold to access the underside. There is a possibility it's not a vacuum hose, but a corroded inlet manifold. I'm pulling my plugs to asses the degree of leaning out that's happened. Running the appropriate measuring blocks shows it's only happening a low revs/idle.

If I turn up in a Q3 please be gentle!
That'd be a shame, but it is what it is - hope you get it fixed. You can guarantee we'll be more gentle with you than with Sarg in his "no indicators" Beemer*















* crosses fingers, toes and everything else and hopes that Herman behaves, so I don't turn up in a Tesla
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