Well, good news. I replaced the vacuum lines that were cracked. I used fuel line as it was the same dimensions. The first couple minutes of running, I heard a high pitched whine where I connected my new vacuum line as far as I could tell. Then the noise went away. Do I need metal clamps to hold them tight? They seem to be pressed on pretty good without any. Anyways.... the good news-The Malibu kicked down and idled today without dying. Also I ran it thru the gears and it stayed running. I also shut it off and restarted it a few times. I drove it around the block and it seemed fine. If I rev it when cold it still has some stumble/bog, hopefully a new fuel filter will help. Exhaust still sounds choppy once in a while, I think I will ditch the converter just for piece of mind. Can I just clamp in a new piece of pipe?
On a different subject, my friend put on the E-brake. You guessed it, the cable is rusty and the E-brake is stuck on.... I looked underneath and I see that the right side cable has already been cut at the backing plate. How can I get the E-brake unstuck from the left side? I don't really need it as I never park on hills. Can I simply cut the cable as close to the backing plate as possible?
