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Old Oct 2, 2014 | 12:52 PM
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Yep. That's a vacuum nipple. Prolly the source of your stumble. Cap it off.
 
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Old Oct 2, 2014 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by JEFFFAFA
Yep. That's a vacuum nipple. Prolly the source of your stumble. Cap it off.
Yes, just capped it off and taken a drive from cold and it's massively improved. Just the slightest bit of hesitation for a couple of minutes, but nowhere near enough for the engine to stall like before. Lucky I took those photos else I'd never have noticed!
 
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