Vacuum Pump

[ksechler]

I apologize if this is misposted.  I thought about putting it in "interior" but that didn't seem quite right...

Has anyone replaced the stock underhood vacuum pump and vacuum bottle associated with the heater/airconditioner box with something else?  I would like to delete the stock units and install something hopefully a little more compact somewhere else.  Recommendations would be welcome.

Thanks.

[Zed Head]

The "pump" is the engine, vacuum comes from the intake manifold.  The bottle is right next to the magnet valves so you'd have to run some extra vacuum hose or move the valves also.  It should be easy enough to do though, just run more hose.  The bottle/reservoir needs to be stiff enough to withstand the external pressure.

[ksechler]

12 minutes ago, Zed Head said:

The "pump" is the engine, vacuum comes from the intake manifold.  The bottle is right next to the magnet valves so you'd have to run some extra vacuum hose or move the valves also.  It should be easy enough to do though, just run more hose.  The bottle/reservoir needs to be stiff enough to withstand the external pressure.

Oops, you're right I misunderstood the A/C diagram in the manual.  I see the engine pulls the vaccum on the bottle and then the valves do whatever switching is needed.  I guess I'll have to find somewhere to put them.  That irritates me a little because I already painted the engine compartment.  Otherwise I'd just weld on another tab.  

As it stands my coilpack (aftermarket) interferes with the stock location.