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Old 09-26-2018, 01:33 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by ermax View Post
I know nothing about how the AT works so excuse my ignorance. I am guessing they use vacuum to shift and can't rely on the vacuum generated by the engine because under load the vacuum is too low to shift which would necessitate a dedicated pump. So are you saying the pump is creating a vacuum on the same system as the rest of the car?
It's even dumber than that. It's connected between the brake booster and intake manifold to stabilize the vacuum some driving situations. I couldn't really figure it out from the descriptions in the service and what's-new manuals.
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