Identifying Engine "Thingy's" - Minor EFI Content

Kurek, Larry LKurek at ocfexch2.ocf.anl.gov
Thu Sep 24 21:27:29 GMT 1998


Not sure if there is a check in there or not, but if you at least keep
it hooked up, the diagnostics should be fine.

Larry

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Roger Heflin [SMTP:rah at horizon.hit.net]
> Sent:	Thursday, September 24, 1998 3:42 PM
> To:	'diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu'
> Subject:	RE: Identifying Engine "Thingy's" - Minor EFI Content
> 
> 
> 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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