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      Quote Originally Posted by jamesd View Post
      No I haven't yet. I don't get home until 8pm so by then it's dark to see what I am doing. I am hoping to do that with what little light there is in the evening.
      I used one of these , working on the plumbing , under the house . It proved worth the modest investment . Might help you , working at twilight ?

      3 Watt LED Rechargeable Cordless Spotlight

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      I read your mind but didn't see your post until now. I picked one up form Walmart that almost like the one from Harbor Freight. It's Stanley rechargeable with LED and was $20. Mine didn't even come with a home charger. Just a auto charger. I could have saved myself some money by going to HB but a really nasty storm rolled in last night. There were even reports of hail in some areas but didn't hit my area. Aveo is safe and sound lol.. Needless to say I didn't work on the Aveo last night. My hoses should be coming in later on today. But before I replace them out I would like to take another crack on searching that leak. I almost done making my home made smoke machine too. Basically it's a paint bucket with a lid, mineral oil, candle wick and with a heated wire around it. Uses 12 volts to operate and of course compressed air. I put it all together last night during the storm.
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      New brake booster hose!
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      Good luck with it .

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      I hope you find a solution in your quest because I have the exact same issue you have on my 08 aveo after it's been sitting for some time, it's actually a random occurrence but what remains constant is the duration it has been sitting. I haven't taken any steps to resolve the issue nor do I have a daughter that drives it but I understand your frustration resolving a potential safety hazard that's not always present. I make it a ritual to pump the brakes before I back out of the driveway so I dont just roll out into the street, I patiently await your resolution!
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      Is the intake manifold plastic on these cars ?

      Cracks ?

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      Quote Originally Posted by WyrTwister View Post
      Is the intake manifold plastic on these cars ?

      Cracks ?

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      Id have to go look.

      After reading over the thread I'd actually wager a check valve getting stuck after sitting because I cant see a leak causing intermittent problems, How long should it take to form a vacuum to spec on start?

      What really makes this a difficult problem is because it isn't always there, It would be a long arduous process because you wont know what you did if that fixes the issue. This is the reason why I never bothered diagnosing until it got worse to where I could repeat problem but unfortunately It hasn't in the past 2 years
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      The original poster has not found a check valve on his AVEO .

      Our car is a 2015 Sonic & is not the same ( I posted a couple of photos a few days ago ) .

      The reason I asked about a plastic intake manifold is I was wondering about a crack where the vacuum booster hose attaches to the intake manifold ?

      I also wonder is that fitting has a check valve built into it ?

      Did you see his photos & my photos ?

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      a crack in the manifold would almost immediately throw a few check engine lights. (air metering via mad or map and primary o2), and The manifold also doesn't hold vacuum on its own, so it wouldn't affect a vacuum leak down over night. It would still produce some vacuum.. which is inconsistent with the brakes returning to normal when driving.

      Did the new hose work?


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      You are probably correct . I would love to see a photo of that fitting on the manifold , once he gets the old booster vacuum hose off .

      Do not know if he has changed the hose out , yet ?

      Hey , how about live streaming video ?

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