My hearse has an air exchanger

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Wesley Hord

Okay, as stated in the title, my hearse literature states that it has an air exchanger for the rear compartment.

As a Cadillac Fleetwood, my car has a part that I can't find as being a part of a 1992 Fleetwood - an electric vacuum pump, mounted just forward of the front drivers-side tire underneath the car. It connects on one end back to the power brake booster, and on the other end is connected to... nothing. There is a hose, and it is connected to nothing. And I can't find anything it MIGHT connect to!

My car runs fine, brakes fine, etc. The pump has been disconnected until today. It runs, it's noisy as all-get-out, but it doesn't seem to have a function.

So I'm curious if it could be connected to the air exchange system possibly?
 
That air compressor is for the rear shocks. There is, or was, linkage to connect the rear differential to the body, and when the vehicle was loaded, the linkage would adjust the ride height to a neutral stance. Good chance that the original shocks were removed, and it is also a good chance that someone has removed the original linkages. I have no idea why when the system is rendered inactive by replacing the shocks with a standard shock, the person doing the work almost always removes the linkage assembly. There is no reason to remove it, since it is strictly a mechanical devise that controls the air from compressor to the shocks. If you disconnect the line, and unplug the compressor, the system is rendered inactive.
 
The air compressor would not be down there, so its not that. The leveling system compressor is near the top of the engine, mounted between the engine and fender well.
I cant remember what the part that I think you are referring to is called, but I remember hearing its part of the emission system, and almost every one Ive seen gets unplugged because of the noise it makes with age. I unplugged the one on my coach over 100,000 miles ago and has no effect on the car. Again, that is if its the same part, tucked just on the inside of the fender right by the inner fender well, and can be easily unplugged from laying on the ground and reaching up. I never looked to see where the lines go.
 
Well, I appreciate the help my friends! But I got someone at cadillacforums.com involved, and they were able to photograph pages from the factory service manual for the fleetwood/deville/60 special line-up. It is a vacuum pump that is used to give the brake booster additional boost. I guess it provides more consistent and powerful vacuum. It was only used on commercial chassis cars. So, I guess now I know!

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