gone postal
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- St. Augustine, FL
Just finished installing a 6" lift on my brother's XJ. During the install, I had to replace the driver's front hard brake line (unrelated to lift), so I removed the intake hose for more hand room and accidentally knocked off the front vacuum line while turning the wrench (it's a 2000, so there are 3 in a row on the side of the intake manifold).
Anyway, during the test drive we thought we heard a strange noise so we pulled over - the XJ died. My brother restarted it and it died instantly - it won't idle w/out throttle. I figured it had to be vacuum related, so I disconnected that front vacuum line and the Jeep instantly idled perfect (I'm sure any line would've helped, it's just that that one is easy to reach and also the only thing that was messed w/ on the engine during the install, so I pegged it as suspect).
So, it's more like a vacuum clog I guess - doesn't seem to be pulling enough air. I have no idea what those lines on the side of the manifold go to - going to bed now, so I didn't trace them. Nothing else was messed with, we didn't clog a line, break a line, etc, so I have no idea why this issue pops up now. Is there anything regarding a lift that can affect the intake system? Are these lines run somewhere to the suspension and now pinched, etc?
Anyway, during the test drive we thought we heard a strange noise so we pulled over - the XJ died. My brother restarted it and it died instantly - it won't idle w/out throttle. I figured it had to be vacuum related, so I disconnected that front vacuum line and the Jeep instantly idled perfect (I'm sure any line would've helped, it's just that that one is easy to reach and also the only thing that was messed w/ on the engine during the install, so I pegged it as suspect).
So, it's more like a vacuum clog I guess - doesn't seem to be pulling enough air. I have no idea what those lines on the side of the manifold go to - going to bed now, so I didn't trace them. Nothing else was messed with, we didn't clog a line, break a line, etc, so I have no idea why this issue pops up now. Is there anything regarding a lift that can affect the intake system? Are these lines run somewhere to the suspension and now pinched, etc?