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Old 06-11-2013, 03:27 PM   #19 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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Originally Posted by pete c View Post
I do understand spinning the engine up via the tranny quickly restores vacuum and I do it all the time. It is just that it would be nice to be able to coast long stretches which require occassional brake taps without having to worry about whether or not I have a pump left. As many here already know, you go from full power to nothing very quickly. There have been times when this has caught me a bit off guard. It has never resulted in an accident and I would like to keep it that way.
The way I approach this is, if I've used 2 or 3 pumps (out of 5 usually in my car), I'll do a quick bump-start-key-off cycle to restore it. That way I'm not running close to the edge. I do it when things are nice and clear, so it's not a problem if/when an emergency does come up.
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