Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2002 09:55:27 +0000 From: danny <dannynopsamia-esprezzo.com> Subject: Re: 9000 intermittent rough idle/stalling
Ken Washington wrote: > It is possible for the reduced back pressure due to an exhaust leak to > cause your 9000 to run rough and idle poorly. I have an 87 9000S. > Recently, I just replaced the rubber nipple and vacuum vent on top of > the valve cover. There are two hoses that carry exhaust gasses back to > the throttle body to be sucked into the fuel mixture. My vacuum vent and > nipple were loose, allowing the smell of burned oil to get sucked into > the cabin and caused the engine to run a little rough and noisy. I > replaced the pieces a couple of days a go and used some B & G Throttle > Body cleaner to clean the butterfly valve and throttle body. This has > made a major difference. The engine runs quieter and idles smoothly > now...That exhaust leak can be problem. > > Thanks, Ken - I'll check those items. -- Regards, Danny http://www.gaggia-espresso.com (a purely hobby site) http://www.dannyscoffee.com (UK advert for my mobile espresso service) swap Z for above characters in email address to reply
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