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Aug 15, 2003 | 08:51 AM

ONELOUDKAR

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If you have a vacuum leak, will the........

RPM's drop or rise when you cover the leak up? When I mean cover the leak up, I am atlking about maybe placing your hand over it to where there is no leak.

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Aug 15, 2003 | 10:20 AM

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yes

Aug 15, 2003 | 10:22 AM

ONELOUDKAR

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yes they will drop or yes the will rise

Aug 15, 2003 | 10:35 AM

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A vacuum leak may cause an engine to rev a bit righer than an engine with no leak.

A vacuum leak will cause and engine to idle rough

Aug 15, 2003 | 01:46 PM

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On a non-computer controlled car rpms would drop. On a computer controlled car they would also probably drop, but maybe not as much, because the computer would already be trying to compensate for the leak.