air pump removed

[Adam fc]

I recently removed the air pump from my t2 and made up some plates to cover up the associated parts.

I plugged the 3 lines that came off the avc and started the car up making sure all lines were plugged up.

Once started the car wasn\'t holding a steady idle and would die and even under throttle around 1500 rpm it still sounded intermittant.

Are there any area\'s i should double check to see if there are any air leaks? If air was leaking from my home made ghetto block off plates would this disrupt the idle??

[m1tch]

Did you use gaskets? On bish\'s engine there was only a slight leak and it caused idle issues

[Adam fc]

no i used some super heat type sealant stuff,i may just order up some proper plates as mine were only made of thin alloy.

[pdtaylor18]

thin alloy is no good Adam, you need something like 3-5mm to be any good and not warp under heat or when they are tightened down. I have some you can have that will do the job. Just send me your address and I will send it to you. Just use your old ones as a template.

[Adam fc]

Oh that would be great,how much would u like for it? cheers

[pdtaylor18]

Nothing mate just need your address.

[Adam fc]

Excellent well at least let me pay for the posatge??

[pdtaylor18]

£2 then will cover it. Not worth paying by paypal so just buy me a drink sometime will do.
just pm me your details.