Vacuum line mystery

1996 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
361,950 MILES • 5.7L • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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KLOTHAKING
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when we bought this vehicle one of the vacuum hoses was not hooked up. Does it need to be hooked up?
Jul 22, 2016 at 6:12 PM
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CARADIODOC
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First you have to know what it is for, then you have to figure out why it is disconnected. There should be an emissions sticker under the hood that includes a vacuum hose routing diagram.
Jul 22, 2016 at 6:15 PM
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