vacumm lines capped off. is this ok?

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northups13
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The Ka24de i swapped into my car has the vac hoses below the throttle body capped off. could this possibly be a reason im receiving poor gas mileage? and i have been trying to find a diagram of what exactally each hose is. awaiting positive response NICO thanks!


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krazydriver
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The ones from below the throttle body just run to the Charcoal canister.Removal of the charcoal canister and capping the lines will have no effect on gas mileage.

As far as finding a diagram, search the forums for 240sx FSM(Factory service manual). It's in a PDF and has a diagram like you want.

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cmoody2006
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What coolant lines can we cap off?

Papi Chulo
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Only because I have it bookmarked.

http://www.nicoclub.com/articles.php?id=221905

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krazydriver
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^ sweet.i didn't even know that was around on the tech pages

Uncle_staliN
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thnx alot it helped out me as well

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northups13
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krazydriver thank you for the knowledge. i had a feeling they were alright, thanks for the service manual link.

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northups13
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thanks for that link!


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