After the mess under the intake

[Geoff]

when chasing down a problem like this,  sometimes there are a few red herrings in there, that could be the problem but turn out not to be.  it is still good to address those and make sure they wont be an issue down the road.
     those heater hoses being used for vacuum could well be one of those.
    heater hoses will not take vacuum well, they collapse..
                                                           Geoff

[LoneWolf]

UPDATE



Success!!!

Turns out the plug boar wire damage was worse than I had thought. The brown/yellow wire was completely broken through and the red/white wire was nicked. After re-splicing those back together and wrapping it up well with tape, the car ran perfect.

I don't have any vacuum leaks and the car is running great!

Replacing the waterpump, thermostat, fixing the oil leak at the oil canister, and doing the mess under the intake has really given me a piece of mind. I can't believe how well it idles now.

Thank you guys for all of your input and help!

All I have next is replacing the tensioner, but I am going to wait a few weeks. Only other mod I want to do is replace the clutch fan set up with the later model electric one.

I would probably suggest that the oil canister o-ring and gasket be replaced when you do the mess under the intake. It will eventually leak anyways, might as well do it while you have more room to work. Mine cracked off like old brittle plastic.

[monty23psk]

Awesome find. Hey LoneWolf, was the rough running during all the revs and gears or just at idle?

[LoneWolf]

Awesome find. Hey LoneWolf, was the rough running during all the revs and gears or just at idle?

Yeah the rough running was through all RPM, but more noticeable at idle. Makes sense considering it was running on two cylinders because of that broken wire