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Old 02-21-2016, 03:07 PM   #9
Steve Tinker
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Try checking the oil fill tube and the dipstick tube - both known to get brittle and break, causing a large vacuum leak and rough idle.
To check the oil fill tube, remove the oil fill cap when engine is idling and you should feel / hear a slight vacuum and a stumbling of the engine.
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