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Author Topic: Hose partial blockage.  (Read 2179 times)

Kiwimagic

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Hose partial blockage.
« on: May 11, 2020, 10:14:41 PM »

Hi
The large hose that connects to my air regulator and then to the air cleaner has a lump of plastic which blocks off around 50% to 60% of the flow. It looks like plastic that has leaked (flash) into the hose when the hose was originally moulded. It is just above where the small bypass hose joins. Should I grind this extra plastic out and therefore increase the flow. Or should I leave it. It has been there since new.

cheers
kiwimagic
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Rocketman

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Re: Hose partial blockage.
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2020, 12:06:01 AM »

Can you post a picture? The stock Capri uses a few bits in the vacuum lines. I think a restrictor in the bypass valve vac line and a check valve in the brake booster vacuum line.
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Kiwimagic

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Re: Hose partial blockage.
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2020, 05:09:34 AM »

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greywolf27030

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Re: Hose partial blockage.
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2020, 08:52:25 AM »

Interesting!!!!
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Jack Byrd

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Re: Hose partial blockage.
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2020, 10:17:11 AM »

My goodness. That is the turbo intake j-pipe. Never seen anything like that. Poor car. It's been choked its entire life!
Yes, clear that out.

Or better, replace that whole intake tract with aluminum piping + couplers. The stock j-pipe is quite restrictive.
On my one XR2 I dropped the whole VAF to be inline with the turbo and used plumbing reducers to connect everything.
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Aus Capri

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Re: Hose partial blockage.
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2020, 08:29:07 AM »

Yea man get that out of there! , that's definitely restricting air flow!
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