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Tech, Repairs, Upgrades => Capri XR-2 89-94 => Topic started by: Kiwimagic on May 11, 2020, 10:14:41 PM

Title: Hose partial blockage.
Post by: Kiwimagic 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.(http://)

cheers
kiwimagic

Title: Re: Hose partial blockage.
Post by: Rocketman 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.

Title: Re: Hose partial blockage.
Post by: Kiwimagic on May 12, 2020, 05:09:34 AM

(http://This time hopefully.)https://www.dropbox.com/s/ypn7d62n5rkidy0/pipe%20blockage.jpg?dl=0

cheers
Ron "kiwimagic"

Title: Re: Hose partial blockage.
Post by: greywolf27030 on May 12, 2020, 08:52:25 AM

Interesting!!!!

Title: Re: Hose partial blockage.
Post by: Rocketman 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.

Title: Re: Hose partial blockage.
Post by: Aus Capri on May 16, 2020, 08:29:07 AM

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