Identifying Engine "Thingy's" - Minor EFI Content

Roger Heflin rah at horizon.hit.net
Thu Sep 24 20:41:59 GMT 1998


I would probably plug the line going to the canister.  I don't know if
the computer can detect it or not.  The only problem I would see is that
it might put the computer into SES mode.  You do have diacom don't you?

					Roger

On Thu, 24 Sep 1998, Dupree, Robert A. wrote:

> That's two votes for the fuel canister purge thingy.  Think the engine will
> start without it?  I won't be running a fuel canister, just a line direct
> from the fuel filter to fuel inlet on the engine, and then the return line
> goes direct back.
> 
> BD
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Heflin [mailto:rah at horizon.hit.net]
> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 1998 1:12 PM
> To: DIY_EFI (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: Identifying Engine "Thingy's" - Minor EFI Content
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 24 Sep 1998, Dupree, Robert A. wrote:
> 
> > Flashback: 93 Camaro LT-1 going into the Audi
> > 
> > 1)  Hooking up the engine wiring harness last night I seem to have run out
> > of plugs for one thing.  It looks to me like an Idle Stabilizer Valve.  It
> > sits on the passenger side of the engine directly rear-ward of injector
> #4.
> > There are two vaccuum looking lines that run from it to the lower side of
> > the Throttle Body.  Can anyone tell me what that doo-hickey is?
> 
> I think that is the fuel cannister purge thing.  I think the first line
> going in is to pull vacuum and the second line I believe runs someplace 
> (it runs with the fuel lines, so purge is my guess), I can look in my
> GM helm to see what it says in a day or two.  The book is a ways away 
> right now.  I will look tonight and see were the hoses out of that run,
> but I am pretty sure it is the one that runs with the fuel lines.
> 
> There is a similar thing on the other side that I believe runs the EGR.
> 
> 				Roger
> 				93 Z28
> > 
> > 2)  A while back some folks had a detailed discussion about water line
> > routing and such for this engine series.  Could whoever that was e-mail me
> > privately?  I want to make sure I got this right and the dealerships out
> > here are less than helpfull.
> > 
> > Bob Dupree
> > 
> > PS: The engine is in the car, the new clutch is in, the car should be
> > running this weekend.
> > 
> 




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