rear disc conversion

I think the valve works fine, it's a function of how much vacuum the brake booster has; this unit has a smaller volume, so I think with a lot of braking it runs out and pulls more from the intake, thus affecting my idle. With auxiliary vacuum volume (a canister) this is a buffer to keep that from happening.
Oh, I see, you think maybe the check valve is leaky and I'm losing vacuum...I'll check that first....