Michael's air leak

[John Hofstetter <hofs@domain.elided>]

>I am, for now,
>just plugging this hole and driving to see if things are better.  Does
>that sound acceptable?
>Any input on any of these questions would be greatly appreciated!
>
>Michael

Michael, 
Some vacuum lines are controlled by valves activated by radiator heat and 
such, and I don't want to go out in the snow and look at my diagram, but 
it certainly seems to me that you could be leaking vacuum at start-up and 
not after it is warmed up, but mind you, I'm only trying to guess. At any 
rate, blocking off the line isn't going to hurt anything, but ultimately 
your Scout should run better at all temperatures if you replace the 
fitting and hook everything back up. I doubt if out-of-California Scouts 
had the system you describe.
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John H.