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Old 04-13-2022, 02:31 PM   #1
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Exhaust flapper

Hey guys, I have a question. I just purchased an 85 K2500 GMC with the factory 350 and noticed it has the exhaust flapper/close off to aid in warm up on the passenger side still attached.

There looks like a vacuum diaphragm that pulls the flapper however I have no hose going to it. Or is some sort of spring that loosens up when heated sort of like a choke on a carb?

Which way allows the exhaust to freely flow? Pulled in or resting?
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Old 04-13-2022, 05:35 PM   #2
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Re: Exhaust flapper

When vacuum is applied flapper is closed, the vacuum hose usually runs from a thermal vacuum switch. No vacuum and the flapper is open so it is fine without a vacuum hose hooked up to it.
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Old 04-14-2022, 08:30 AM   #3
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Re: Exhaust flapper

Thanks for the reply. I figured it wouldn't make a whole lot of sense for it to close at zero vacuum such as a wide open throttle scenario, but wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything.
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Old 04-15-2022, 07:18 PM   #4
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Re: Exhaust flapper

Don't know if this will help, this is the diagram off my 83 305 showing the EFE valve vacuum line.
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