In July, I had a nice AutoMeter Vacuum Gauge installed in my 1990 Grand Prix.
I live in Ontario, and the weather is starting to get cooler, especially in the mornings when I go to work. This past week, it's been about 45-50 degrees F' when I first start the car, compared to the normal 70+ degrees F' it's been for the past couple months.
Anyways, I've noticed that my engines vacuum is 3" hg LESS than when the weather was HOT out. Also, the hotter the engine gets, the more vacuum my engine produces. It's normally 18-19" hg at idle but is now about 15" hg when COLD.
I'm just a little worried that I may have an intake gasket leak or something that swells/closes when it gets HOT. I'm wondering if when the weather here REALLY gets COLD, like 30 degrees below 0, I may find EVEN lower vacuum numbers and reduced performance/reliability.
Anyone with some input?
THANKS!:)