What is missing here?
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Drifting
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From: Brown Summit North Carolina
What is missing here?
There is a little over 1" hole just to the bottom left of the wiper switch on the firewall also just below the washer hose. It can be seen in this photo.
What is suspose to go here?
It had a blank plug in the hole but it was brittle and fell apart when I removed. I have seen other fire wall shots that had a grommet with a hose passing thru it.
Thanks
David
What is suspose to go here?
It had a blank plug in the hole but it was brittle and fell apart when I removed. I have seen other fire wall shots that had a grommet with a hose passing thru it.
Thanks
David
Last edited by dmayhew; Jan 11, 2009 at 07:13 PM.
Safety Car
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From: Wichita KS
David, my 72 has a small diameter vacuum hose with a green stripe coming through a grommet in that hole. It goes into another grommet that goes into the interior just below and to the right, possibly behind the tach cable in your picture. I actually have 2 hoses going into the interior through that grommet. My car has A/C and that may be the difference.
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Burning Brakes
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From: roanoke va
David,
There are two holes there, the one in your pic. and the other is 90 degrees to the left. My aim book for the 72 says one is for the a/c harness and the other is for the vac. lines going to the min./max air flap in the rt. ft. fender. My 72 use's both holes because it came with a/c. If your had it blocked off it was probally blocked off because of no air door.
Wilson
There are two holes there, the one in your pic. and the other is 90 degrees to the left. My aim book for the 72 says one is for the a/c harness and the other is for the vac. lines going to the min./max air flap in the rt. ft. fender. My 72 use's both holes because it came with a/c. If your had it blocked off it was probally blocked off because of no air door.
Wilson
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Hi David,
My car has a very nice 'dimple' at that location but no hole. I'm looking to see what option may have required a hole there.
The plug you describe sounds like the thin plastic 'car plugs' plugs that were used a few places.
Nice looking fire wall!
Regards,
Alan
My car has a very nice 'dimple' at that location but no hole. I'm looking to see what option may have required a hole there.
The plug you describe sounds like the thin plastic 'car plugs' plugs that were used a few places.
Nice looking fire wall!
Regards,
Alan
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Drifting
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From: Brown Summit North Carolina
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Hi David,
I looked through the AIM but don't see anything that uses that hole.
I think the a/c hoses use holes in those 2 angled areas that are just to the left of the tach connection in your picture.
What sequence number is your car?
Regards,
Alan
I looked through the AIM but don't see anything that uses that hole.
I think the a/c hoses use holes in those 2 angled areas that are just to the left of the tach connection in your picture.
What sequence number is your car?
Regards,
Alan
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Drifting
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From: Brown Summit North Carolina
My AIM shoes on page that a 11/16" holes hoes here at existing dimple. But that it all I found.
My car is # 2689 Body date D30 and I beleive final assembly was 12-01. The records I have seen show 2689 is about 14 cars after last VIN for NOV.
Thanks
David
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Burning Brakes
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From: roanoke va
When I looked at my AIM it had them shown in two locations. The first was in the body section and it showed what type of sealer to use and it also mentioned one hole in each groment. And the other place I saw it was the option section. It was there it showed the hole in question with a vac. hose and the other hole with the a/c harness.
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I believe the answer is in UPC UA 6, Sheet A 2. The wiring for the hood sensor for the alarm comes backout from behind the cowl panel through that hole.
Any sign that your car ever had an alarm system? If your car was late I'd say they were getting ready for the alarm to become standard in 72.
Regards,
Alan
Any sign that your car ever had an alarm system? If your car was late I'd say they were getting ready for the alarm to become standard in 72.
Regards,
Alan
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On my 72 LT1 car I have a dimple where your hole is. The hood alarm wire comes through a much smaller grommet right above that larger hole. Mine is an August built 72 so it was built in August of 71 and has a lot of 71 features. The wiring harness is actually a 71 harness and I do not have the seat belt reminders. I do not know what that hole can be. Does it look factory or can you tell if someone drilled it.
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From: Wichita KS
I believe the answer is in UPC UA 6, Sheet A 2. The wiring for the hood sensor for the alarm comes backout from behind the cowl panel through that hole.
Any sign that your car ever had an alarm system? If your car was late I'd say they were getting ready for the alarm to become standard in 72.
Regards,
Alan
Any sign that your car ever had an alarm system? If your car was late I'd say they were getting ready for the alarm to become standard in 72.
Regards,
Alan
Although I would never use my car as a reference due to the number of Bubba fixes I have found, my alarm wire comes out the same hole as the vacuum hoses (one complete hose and one about 3 inches long and cut off) and washer hose in the top grommet.
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Drifting
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From: Oak Ridge NC
That is for the 2 vacuum lines and one air line that go to the Windshield Wiper Arm Control Valve. Look under the pasenger wiper arm. You should see the valve. When you turn the wipers off, the wiper arm pushes down the plunger in the valve which then cuts the vacuum so that the wiper door closes.
Here is the valve.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...1&dept_id=1326
Here's the firewall grommet.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...7&dept_id=1462
Here is the valve.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...1&dept_id=1326
Here's the firewall grommet.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...7&dept_id=1462
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Drifting
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From: Brown Summit North Carolina
I believe the answer is in UPC UA 6, Sheet A 2. The wiring for the hood sensor for the alarm comes backout from behind the cowl panel through that hole.
Any sign that your car ever had an alarm system? If your car was late I'd say they were getting ready for the alarm to become standard in 72.
Regards,
Alan
Any sign that your car ever had an alarm system? If your car was late I'd say they were getting ready for the alarm to become standard in 72.
Regards,
Alan
Thanks Alan
The car does have the horn / key on back / and the plunger under the hood.
The alarm does not work.
Thanks
David
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Drifting
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From: Brown Summit North Carolina
That is for the 2 vacuum lines and one air line that go to the Windshield Wiper Arm Control Valve. Look under the pasenger wiper arm. You should see the valve. When you turn the wipers off, the wiper arm pushes down the plunger in the valve which then cuts the vacuum so that the wiper door closes.
Here is the valve.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...1&dept_id=1326
Here's the firewall grommet.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...7&dept_id=1462
Here is the valve.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...1&dept_id=1326
Here's the firewall grommet.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...7&dept_id=1462
Smoking BBC , I know the grommet you are referring to. but that one is to the far left just behind the P/S hood latch.
Thanks
David
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From: roanoke va
David,
I just got off my tail and went and looked at mine. It has two holes in that location. I looked at the AIM again and figured out on my 72, one is for the air flap in the rt. fender and the other is for the alarm switch.
Hope this helps,
Wilson
I just got off my tail and went and looked at mine. It has two holes in that location. I looked at the AIM again and figured out on my 72, one is for the air flap in the rt. fender and the other is for the alarm switch.
Hope this helps,
Wilson