mystery hose??
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mystery hose??
im in need of some input guys. i was installing a new ac compressor and doing all that fun stuff, when i noticed a rather large hose that wasnt attached to anything. 
so i looked around for like 20 min at all the possible places it could reach, but was unable to find a spot. can anyone direct me to its propper home? its comming from the "smog pump" i believe. it looks similar to the one going to the header.
THANKS!
-ROY
so i looked around for like 20 min at all the possible places it could reach, but was unable to find a spot. can anyone direct me to its propper home? its comming from the "smog pump" i believe. it looks similar to the one going to the header.THANKS!
-ROY
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That looks to me like the hose that connects to the exhaust manifolds air inlet or the hose that goes to the cad converter.
The air pump, pumps air into the exhuast for emissions.
The air pump, pumps air into the exhuast for emissions.
Last edited by spedaleden; Aug 12, 2009 at 09:39 PM.
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thats the one i have plugged in. in the pic, you can see it below. this one is a little higher on the pump. thanks.
oh yeah, i have an '81 btw.
EDIT: actually, i may have the one on bottom switched and plugged into the top one and the other probably has nothing in it. im gonna go check. lol
oh yeah, i have an '81 btw.
EDIT: actually, i may have the one on bottom switched and plugged into the top one and the other probably has nothing in it. im gonna go check. lol
Last edited by bedlam; Aug 12, 2009 at 09:54 PM.
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ok nevermind, the one going into the manifold is right. its the one toward the front a little higher on the pump in your pic. it looks like it isnt plugged into anything in the pic you posted.
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The hose that isn't connected imn my pic is the hose goes the air line that goes to the cad converter.
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alright, now that i have some sunlight to really see everything, ive found out that the stock cat is gone and been replaced with a bolt on one that is different from stock.(no hole for air tube) also, everything from the tube that comes from the air pump(pictured above)is gone, all the way to the cat.
my question is....since ive read that its ok not to have that, what do i do with the hose comming off my air pump now that leads to nothing? cap it off somehow at the air pump? cap off the hose?
also, is this causeing my check engine light? i dont think so. i probably have a few things that are causeing it actually, just making sure this isnt one of them.
my question is....since ive read that its ok not to have that, what do i do with the hose comming off my air pump now that leads to nothing? cap it off somehow at the air pump? cap off the hose?
also, is this causeing my check engine light? i dont think so. i probably have a few things that are causeing it actually, just making sure this isnt one of them.
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Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 4,359
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From: Mundelein Illinois
alright, now that i have some sunlight to really see everything, ive found out that the stock cat is gone and been replaced with a bolt on one that is different from stock.(no hole for air tube) also, everything from the tube that comes from the air pump(pictured above)is gone, all the way to the cat.
my question is....since ive read that its ok not to have that, what do i do with the hose comming off my air pump now that leads to nothing? cap it off somehow at the air pump? cap off the hose?
also, is this causeing my check engine light? i dont think so. i probably have a few things that are causeing it actually, just making sure this isnt one of them.
my question is....since ive read that its ok not to have that, what do i do with the hose comming off my air pump now that leads to nothing? cap it off somehow at the air pump? cap off the hose?
also, is this causeing my check engine light? i dont think so. i probably have a few things that are causeing it actually, just making sure this isnt one of them.
Last edited by spedaleden; Aug 13, 2009 at 08:42 PM.
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If you do disable/remove the AIR system, you might want to remove the injection tubes inside the exhaust manifold cuz the ends will mushroom from the heat w/o the air coming in and then you'd have to cut the ends off to remove them. Just a thought.
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thanks guys! i think im gonna remove it. thanks also for the advise on the exhaust maniflod tubes.
im going to have to do something to the manifold as well after i remove all that, right?
im going to have to do something to the manifold as well after i remove all that, right?
