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bu, bu, but the idle speed stays the same. (archive)
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Posted by rob h on September 18, 2001 at 10:12:06:

In Reply to: Re: vacuum leak car runs GREAT? posted by Matt S on September 17, 2001 at 16:26:12:

This is what's strange to me. As far as i can tell the car runs fine. idles around 950 rpm, and opening a vacuum seal (rocker cap, dipstick) DOESN'T change the idle speed. The exhaust doesn't seem bad, the first few times at idle it was clear then at higher revs it will richen up and get a little dirty looking.

I did hook up the air compressor to the rocker vent pipe (w/ about 40lbs pressure) i am only noticing a *slight* air leak around the oil dipstick. I then swapped dipsticks w/ my other 320 that WILL stop when a vacuum leak is introduced. It leaked the same as the other dipstick. What might be going on?

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