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Expert: - 12/6/2007


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QUESTION: i cant seem to locate where the vacuum modulator valve could be on my 1980 cadillac eldorado

ANSWER: I need a little more information please. What engine package do you have in the car? Does it have fuel injection? Is it a conversion from a diesel?
Brad

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QUESTION: yes it is a conversion from diesel but she has the stock trans with a 73 olds omega 350 carburated

Answer
If the transmission is the original the modulator should be on the side of the case in front of the bell housing on the engine side of the transmission. Now to make sure that we are talking about the right transmission can you get me the codes off the tag on the transmission?
Brad

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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

Experience

Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

Publications
Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.

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