'81 FC air leak

[Gardner Yeaw]

Doug,
It may be the vacuum generator for the cruise control. They use
the flow of air past an oriface to generate vacuum. I was told that
if it continues to leak then there may be a leak in the cruise
control system.

Gardner
78FC33
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "doug_ngl"
wrote:
>
> Howdy Crew,
> Well, I got the Bird moved into its garage for the winter and
when I
> parked it, there was a sizeable air leak (noise) coming from the
front
> end. Upon investagation, I found the leak coming from whats looks
like
> a small vaccum solenoid that appears to be on the end of an air
> manifold. It is on the drivers side, pretty much inside and just
above
> the step hole in the bumper. I think the manifold distributes air
to
> the suspension. The air is leaking out of a small (1/8") tube
coming
> out of the bottom of this gizmo. Any ideas? It's cold here and I
> suppose an ice crystal could be in there, but what is this thing,
what
> does it do, why is it leaking air? What is the meaning of life.
Any
> and all input is appreciated. Doug Engel, Gunison,CO 1981 FC35SB
>