Ok guys, if anyone has followed any of my other posts you'll know I'm having un with the vacuum in my EA. I've nutted out alot of the problems but the last real remaining problem is that I can't change the fan from face to vent or foot well. it's stuck on face no matter what and from what I read, on here and in the gregorys manual, if the vacuum is lost it will default to demist.
So with manual in hand, I started tracing some of the vacuum lines behind the dash and found a lone black tube heading off to the right in the opposite direction of all the others. Ahh, a stray, where is he going? Kept following and he enters the drivers side kick panel. So I rip the panel out and see he goes into the body and under right front quarter panel where I see a round plastic ball it is attached to. Ahh, that's the vacuum tank as described in the manul. Oooh, look at that, it's all cracked and busted.
Now, this explains a lot because 2 years back I had someone hit me on the right front quarter panel. I never thought that it would have done any more damage than the panel but I guess I was wrong. I've had the panel pulled out a smidge so my driver door can open but have yet to have the damage fixed. No insurance, false witness on their behalf, long story, watch the movie when it comes out.
So riddle me this, how much effect does this vacuum tank have on the entire system as everything else seems fine. How much are they to replace and how easy are they to access?
Thanks in advance,
Steve
So with manual in hand, I started tracing some of the vacuum lines behind the dash and found a lone black tube heading off to the right in the opposite direction of all the others. Ahh, a stray, where is he going? Kept following and he enters the drivers side kick panel. So I rip the panel out and see he goes into the body and under right front quarter panel where I see a round plastic ball it is attached to. Ahh, that's the vacuum tank as described in the manul. Oooh, look at that, it's all cracked and busted.
Now, this explains a lot because 2 years back I had someone hit me on the right front quarter panel. I never thought that it would have done any more damage than the panel but I guess I was wrong. I've had the panel pulled out a smidge so my driver door can open but have yet to have the damage fixed. No insurance, false witness on their behalf, long story, watch the movie when it comes out.
So riddle me this, how much effect does this vacuum tank have on the entire system as everything else seems fine. How much are they to replace and how easy are they to access?
Thanks in advance,
Steve