Can't believe we're still considering this.

 

Are you considering a retraction of your ever so bold statement. Does yours leak like a sieve too, or is it sealed as shoe?

What you don't seem to get is that several hundred dollars versus 20-30 bucks isn't even the realm of practicability for some of us. It would be borderline insane with an alternate solution available. Not only that but the expensive distribs are the only ones that appear good in terms of reviews. If you have a ton of money to throw at this, then good keep your elitist opinions to yourself. Not everyone does. At the very least observe that this is a quick fix which could tide you over until such time that one can afford hundreds of dollars. Again dont insult me because I am poor, I'm not ashamed to admit it. Being rich to bolt on parts doesn't make you faster or a better mechanic. BTW I hope yours is leaking, and your arrogance keeps you from diagnosing it, lol

 

I am not retracting my statement whatsoever. It's not designed to hold vacuum for any length of time.

I am not speaking out of my *** either. I work on industrial refrigeration systems for a living, working with thousands of feet of piping, pressure vessels, accumulators, receivers, oil pots, etc., and all of them are intentionally designed to hold a vacuum - but guess what? They don't. There are dozens of potential leaks through packing nuts, threads, valve bonnets, carbon compressor shaft seals, pipe flanges, etc. Pressure equalization is always inevitable, and if you think a simple plastic sandwich held together by three screws with an o-ring and a non-mechanical shaft seal is going to hold a vacuum you're on the wrong track.

I've kept my vacuum lines in good working order over the years only having to change the optispark once at 100k miles. I've been spinning the same optispark to 7200rpm for 9 years now and, if you can believe it, no fish tank pump.

It has nothing to do with investing hundreds of dollars. Keep your lines in good working order and you won't have a problem. Plenty of people are so quick to blame the opti without checking it's systems which include the vacuum lines. In my opinion that makes them INCOMPETENT MECHANICS looking for a fix that's more of a Rube Goldberg machine then being sensible and thorough in their diagnostics.

 

FWIW: the 95z in my signature still has the original Delco opti.

 

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There's no need to get personal. This isn't a forum for that. Grow up.

And do yourself a favor - check the replies to this thread. There are about 2 or 3 people here who think what you have is a viable solution. Now go back and read the rest of the replies from about 12 people who, in so many words, think you're "solution" is unnecessary.

If you still think you're on to something, good luck with it. Heck I'd be willing to even test it for you! Only if you made some cool decals to go with it that I could proudly display across the top of my windshield. May I suggest, "Aquarium Power?"

 

Yeah I found that very similar he implies that I am an incompetent mechanic for not checking the hoses. Totally sure of himself that it must be what my problem is. I did check them as the first thing ofcourse, ironically he refused to check his current hose status to see if it sealed or leaking. Total d-bag troll.

 

I think this dude's got multiple accounts and at least one screw loose.

 

If the lines are not plugged, the orifice isn't plugged, the check valve is not plugged, stuck, or reversed, and there is flow through the optispark then the system is operating properly - the same way it has been for 18 years without a problem. Why is that so hard to understand?

Real cute what you did in your signature, too.

 

Dude MY DISTRIB SHAFT IS LEAKING. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?

 

I guess when you're vying for attention you'll do anything.

 

The orifice regulates flow through the harness so despite the leaking shaft only the same amount of flow enters the intake manifold. Regardless of the size of the positive source of the vacuum the same amount of air flows into the intake manifold.

If it leaks that bad and you think it's that much of a problem go ahead and replace the opti.

 

I am going to make this plain and simple.

Grow up and leave the insults at the door.
If you have a childish call-outs from your sig, remove them now.
Be careful who gets called a troll. Compare join dates.
Note ET's in sigs before discounting information.

 

I can assure you BTC is not talking about me. Why do you still insist on attacking me personally?

I suppose what I don't understand is if your shaft seal is leaking that badly and you feel it's causing problems the next step is to replace the opti. Regardless if you don't have the money to replace it then that's your choice, but a fish tank pump is not going to fix your problem.

 

Done. The problem solved itself.

And since the OP no longer needs the help that was offered here, I will close this thread. Thanks to all for trying anyway.