How not to repair ford dash vacuum leak
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- čas přidán 20. 08. 2015
- Wow, I never thought much about this video. It was really just picking on one of my mechanics who didn't do it the way I told him to. After looking at the old comments I figured I should explain. I do a lot of limousine and bus work. This is a 25 passenger shuttle bus with a V10 (under powered for the hill country) . So when its was loaded, and pulling up long hills it would loose vacuum to the "vacuum MOTORS" I hope this helps people
3:25 The music was timed well with his commentary.
I made 3 videos on fixing this that makes this repair easy. Starting in the inside of the truck, passenger side foot well, pull the black hose in the passenger foot well hard and pull it into the cabin/through the fire wall and pull hard to disconnect it from the check valve behind the firewall, then get a roll of 5/32 hose and start pushing it through the hole till it comes out under the truck then run it up and through the engine bay and connect it to the original vacuum hose for the vent system, it’s a red hose above the ac system stuff there under the hood on passenger side up by the cowling. Then use a dorman 47076 vacuum canister that has a built in check valve, put it in the passenger foot well (inside the truck) bolt it down to existing stud (you’ll need a 6mm x 1.0 nut), and plug in your two vacuum lines and you're done. I can fix these now in about 20 minutes after years of trying different things. Hope it helps.
I forgot to add that you can pull the clear firewall grommet off the factory hose and slip it over the 5/32 hose and have a perfect OE style seal at the firewall with my method. Works great and looks great. Makes for much easier money on this job.
The most sense I’ve seen in a while brudda!
This is EXACTLY whats happening in my 98 Durango I just bought. Accelerate a little hard, and the floor or vent switches to defrost. Let off accelerator a little and it switches back to floor or vent
Ran mine to the sheet metal on the passenger fender area in the cab. New tank and check valve
Good stuff. I didn't know that's what was up.
Problem solved.
What's the correct size hose?
I just bought some 5/32"
Hope it fits
Could this cause my Ford van to run rough? My van runs rough, but it will idle. I put it on the computer and it came back as vacuum leak code.
I have a 98 e 150 5.4 engine with no ac coming from the vents, there is a little air but not cold at all
I have a 88 ford f-250 w/the 5.8l (w 351) efi and there is a vacuum line that comes off the vac.tree on top of the intake that is plugged with a spark plug I bought this truck recently and I thought it would b easy to figure out boy was I wrong . the vacuum diagram does not show where any of these hoses go and no one talks about my year truck or engine together can anyone help me find where it goes. it's larger like the one that goes to the break asst.and goes to the same side of engine
Dorman 47076 is the BIG BALL reservoir you showed NOT TO USE ???
Sounds like 96.9, 93.7, or the best 98.5ksfm #IAm98Rock
I just bypassed the vacuum reservoir that was bad and didn't install one at all. Seems fine
I never accelerate so Im good
ok ac will not go to high and there is no air goung to defroster at all.allready changed the resistor, tje blowerr motor, the switch now what???? back ac blows verry little
Why don't you people just buy the Valve and Vacuum booster. You don't have to remove the old one. Unless you want to spend 7 hours getting at it. Just mount the new one under the Battery Tray. Route the hose. Install Valve. Done.. No drilling holes in the dog house. etc...
Can you explain what to order and how to do this ?
They're not called solenoids they're called 'vacuum motors'.....Most people, myself included, have done these repairs and CHOOSE not to use a vacuum storage container and a check valve. The loss of vacuum you allude to is very short lived and really isn't worth the effort. Additionally, most Econolines (depends on the year) don't have the check valve where you show it, it's located below the blower motor where it's completely inaccessible.
We’ve been trying to repair ours and can’t find the line! It’s a 98 E350. So I should look under the blower?
I pulled my check valve out and fished the old line back in, check valve and new reservoir located in the footwell
No no heat is death. Haiyaa the person who did that failure. Uncle roger could've done better and he's a comedian. 🤣✌️
I just went ahead and sold my van...damn
That's one way to fix it. Lol
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NOT helpful if ya don't show the rest of the repair....... bummer