1979 Lincoln Continental Repair Question
Topics covered: Vacuum leak, Gas, Rough idle.
Mileage: 61,000 miles.
Mileage: 61,000 miles.
Asked on February 23, 2011
Rough Idle on a 79 Lincoln
HI- I have a 1979 Lincoln Town Coupe' with 61K miles. I have had trouble with a rough idle. I had the carb rebuilt and adjusted but the idle is still rough. I hear a vacuum leak near the gas pedal once the car warms up. I hear it after I let off the gas-could this have something to do with a rough idle? This car has miles of vacuum hoses so I'm not sure what to do to solve this. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Asked by spangeloAnswer
Replied on February 23, 2011
if you are hearing a vacuum leak around the throttle pedal, this may be a leaking brake booster unit, to check, unplug and block of the booster vacuum supply, run the engine and listen around the pedals, if no noise it will be the vac unit, do not drive with vac unit unconnected as your brakes will be very hard and they will not work very well.
mark (mhpautos)
Replied on February 24, 2011
Thanks Mark-would that also affect the car's idle or is that more timing and carb?
Replied on February 24, 2011
A vacuum leak will certainly affect the idle quality.
mark (mhpautos)