

| Subject: | '88 Westy Vacuum leak diagnosis input |
| From: | Matt Drew |
| Date: | Tue, 3 Sep 2024 10:12:57 -0600 |
2.1L WB I'm working with my mechanic on this one, but since he doesn't have a smoke machine, I'm trying to narrow down potential problem points. Noticed it was running rough a while back, initially thought it was a timing/misfire issue. New plugs, cap, rotor, ignition wires all needed to happen anyway, but didn't have an impact. A couple interesting points: - Noticing a sucking sound coming from the general area of the airflow sensor. - It runs rough every time I start up, but eventually smoothes out after idling for a few minutes. - The sucking/whistling sound seems to be related because it subsides (mostly) concurrent to the idle smoothing out. At first I thought it might be an intake hose crack, and that increased temp would cause a temporary expansion / seal, but that doesn't seem to be it since it happens on every startup, even after everything is warm. Anyone else experienced this before? Any tips on where to look? *Matt* Missoula, MT '88 Westy, *Ragnar LoafBrick*
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