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Old Mar 22, 2020 | 05:02 PM
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Uncapped Nipple
When my truck starts, it seems that a vacuum pump pulls a vacuum on a few items including on an uncapped nipple. Another FTE member said his truck is the same. My truck is a 4WD with the shifter on the floor of my truck (it is not an automatic 4WD). What is the nipple for and should it feed a hose or should I cap it? Thank you.




 
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Old Mar 22, 2020 | 05:21 PM
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If I'm not wrong that is the exhaust for the vacuum pump. That's the way it's supposed to be.
 
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That's the way it's supposed to be.
This......
 
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Came here with happy expectations. Totally unmet!
 
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Came here with happy expectations. Totally unmet!
I thought i was the only one thinking "thats what she said"
 
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I originally had the thread titled “Exposed Nipple” but figured I’d get banned.
 
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Came here with happy expectations. Totally unmet!
SouSkin had to rephrase the original post and pics
 
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Honestly, I would have seen more humor in the title "exposed nipple", but still laughed at this one.
 
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