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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 03:59 PM
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1988 corvette. there is a vacuum line with some sort of valve on it next to (or below) the computer. does anyone know what this vacuum line goes to and what the valve is for? it looks like some sort of purge valve. if you lye on your back in the passenger foot well you can see the vacuum line above the passenger foot well/ under dash
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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 04:00 PM
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Sounds like the air blend door (HVAC) vacuum line. Can you see where it goes?
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it looks like it comes from the firewall via wiring harness then goes into the clear rubber valve then the line disappears up into the dash somewhere. the reason Im asking is because i keep hearing a vacuum bleed off noise every now and then and its coming from that area.
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Change the selected vent from heater to defrost while you are in place for a good listen.
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yes sir that is the line... when i switch for heater to defrost it makes the noise. my question is every now and then if everything is off and i will hear the valve purge not loud but a tiny bit. is this normal?
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