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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 11:10 PM
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Okay I've done some searching and seen that these two issues come hand-in-hand apparently.
[ul][*] Hissing under the hood.[*] No air from the vents.
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Okay it seems to me that the hissing is coming from some place near the distributor cap. That and I have no air OR heat coming from the vents on the dash. It comes from the floorboard and the defrost vents though. I've checked the plastic ball-shaped vacuum pump and line it seems fine to me. No holes or leaks anywhere that I know of.

I drive a 1994 2WD GMC Jimmy VIN W. Anyone have any good ideas or suggestions?
 
Old Jul 16, 2008 | 06:37 AM
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You are not getting proper vacuum supply to the HVAC system. The hissing indicates that you have a vacuum leak which is what is causing the HVAC problems.
 
Old Jul 16, 2008 | 12:01 PM
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check the hose that comes off the back of the plenum and goes to a 3 or 4 or 5 way connector-bet you have no cruise either. jp
 
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You are not getting proper vacuum supply to the HVAC system. The hissing indicates that you have a vacuum leak which is what is causing the HVAC problems.
Any ideas on what to look for... possibly spraying the hose with soapy water and checking for bubbles?
 
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There will be a small black hard vaccum line that runs into the cab right around the dizzy, make sure its not broken, cracked, or missing and still hooked up.
 
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Some carb cleaner or an unlit propane torch make for the best vacuum leak finder. With the engine running, trace along all of the vacuum lines until you hear a change in the idle speed/sound.

Soap won't do anything as it is engine vacuum in these lines, so it is pulling air in...
 
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Some carb cleaner or an unlit propane torch make for the best vacuum leak finder. With the engine running, trace along all of the vacuum lines until you hear a change in the idle speed/sound.

Soap won't do anything as it is engine vacuum in these lines, so it is pulling air in...
Sounds to me that if I get a can of carb cleaner and spray it along the lines, if I come across a point of cracking or something the engine will change in idle speed. Worth something to do tomorrow. Appreciate it man.
 
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