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Old 08-06-2009, 10:01 PM
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kerry and jt20:

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Originally Posted by kerry View Post
When you say it shuts of with a Mity Vac when the shut off valve is connected to the ignition switch, are you pulling that vacuum thru the ignition switch itself? In other words, are you putting a vacuum on the ignition input line with the Mity Vac, turning the key, and then the shut off works? If so, I think you've excluded your ignition switch.

What I did was:

1.) Attach mity vac to shut off valve through ignition switch.
2.) Start car.
3.) Turn key to 'off' position like I normally would to shut off car, but of course engine doesn't stop.
4.) Pump mity vac and car stops right away.

Did I somehow exclude the ignition switch doing this?

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Originally Posted by kerry View Post
\T in the Mity Vac to the shut off valve and turn off the engine with the key and see what kind of vacuum is going to the shut off valve in those conditions.
Ill do this first thing tomorrow.

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