Q: vacuum hose
i had a problem with my vacuum hose it was wore out. so i took it off and am goin to replace it soon. my question is would it damage my engine to drive yo the auto parts store to get the hose then drive back and replace the hose.
My car has 151000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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