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plumbing a vacuum wolf whistle

hi, i was wondering if there was anyone here who knows about this stuff who i could ask about plumbing a vacuum actuated "wolf whistle" to a brand new

2005 3.0 Ford Ranger. i'm concerned that with all the computer controls a intermittent vacuum "leak" would weak havoc with the computer. i guess i was figuring on somehow (maybe tapping a hole) tapping directly into the intake manifold. or, maybe if i could, most likely easier, tap into some other strong local (local to the intake manifold) vacuum source.

b.w.

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William Wixon
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The likelyhood of a vacuum leak on a new vehicle is pretty slim. Why bother with it at all? Just drive it or if you really need to see the vacuum condition, buy a vacuum gauge...

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"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" <skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net> wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com...

Sorry - Don't know the answer but at least I read the question! SamB

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SamB

If you were planning on tapping a hole, I would think you could try it out and just put a screw in the hole if it started acting strangely. Maybe someone could speak to the computer side of things. I would think the computer would compensate for a vacuum leak but you really wouldn't have to worry about it screwing with the computer as much as the engine by the computer making it over compensate.

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Jimbo

I guess the question is how big a leak does the whistle cause? Everytime you activated the whistle the computer would see a lean condition and try to compensate i.e.. add fuel by opening the injectors. Then when you turned off the whistle the computer would see a rich condition and again try to compensate by closing the injectors. A big leak would cause a bigger lean condition and bigger swing between lean and rich. This could throw a code it could reduce the life of the catalytic converter. It all depends on how much and how often.

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well, thanks Sam, that's something! :-)

b.w.

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William Wixon

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