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which vacuum line is this?

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Old Oct 17, 2016 | 07:54 PM
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i was working around the blower motor area to give you an idea. i have no idea if i disconnected it by mistake, or if it was already like this, but it definitely sucks vacuum so i'd like to know where to plug it or if i should just cap it off. jeep idles fine without it plugged in.

it goes inside the firewall, no idea where to. i looked and look but couldn't find anything where to plug it onto. even removed the washing fluid reservoir to see if it was on there but nope.

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Old Oct 17, 2016 | 07:56 PM
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Looks like it's for the Heater control valve, which would be right there on the heater lines. Unless it already got deleted, they're unnecessary and break all the time.
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Old Oct 17, 2016 | 08:03 PM
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good call, my mechanic removed the valve when i first brought him the jeep years ago, so that must be it. should i do something about it like cap it off or it really doesn't matter?

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Old Oct 17, 2016 | 08:06 PM
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I would, you're loosing the vacuum pressure to that.
I cut mine short, just a few inches from the firewall, and sealed the cap with RTV. My valve actually blew as I was going down the highway... That wasn't fun.
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Old Oct 17, 2016 | 08:08 PM
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cheers i'll go do the same. and i'm sure it was not.. i wasn't aware of that valve back then and he probably saved me a similar experience because it started leaking and he told me he should just throw it in the thrash to save me money, instead of replacing it
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