Identifying Engine "Thingy's" - Minor EFI Content

Kurek, Larry LKurek at ocfexch2.ocf.anl.gov
Thu Sep 24 21:05:46 GMT 1998


It will run, but you won't pass an emissions test like that... (visual
at least)

Later,

Larry

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Dupree, Robert A. [SMTP:rdupree at Sidley.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, September 24, 1998 2:32 PM
> To:	'diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu'
> Subject:	RE: Identifying Engine "Thingy's" - Minor EFI Content
> 
> 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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