Vac leak question.

The vac line going from the tree, across the firewall, and into the reserve cannister was broken, so I replaced it. Could that broken line cause any fuel pressure issues? My car has always run rich, even with the adjustable regulator set at 39lbs. It seems to be running richer, so I wonder if that broken line could have had an effect on the vac going to the regulator. I haven't checked my pressure since fixing the line, so I don't know what it says now.

This is just something that came to me last night, and I wondered if that line being broken could have thrown off my fuel pressure.

It is possible, but I don't think I have any more vac leaks. The reason I found this one was when I was removing all my EGR vac lines. I don't have many vac lines left, and when I found the leaking one, I checked all the rest. This wasn't as much leaking, as it was almost split completely in half. It was such a bad leak that my brake pedal is stiffer, and my idle was horrible to the point where I needed to reset it. So this vac leak has been there for a while, it was obviously there when I originally set my idle. The problem was that the break in the line was hidden, I didn't notice it until I went to actually relocate it.

Last night I started thinking about how I had to reset my idle after replacing the line, and then I started thinking that I never rechecked my fuel pressure. Granted when I set my pressure I removed the vac line from it in the first place....but at idle it is horribly rich. So I will recheck it Monday and see where it is. I will check it with the vac line removed, then I will put the vac line back on and drive around to see what the pressure is doing.

It should be set at 39lbs with the vac line off, where should it be while driving? Between what and what?

Well technically, some of the places I drive are actually below sea level....so that really throws things for a loop.