AIR Pump questions
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Racer
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From: The Great State of WI
AIR Pump questions
My air pump is chattering badly and I want to replace it.I have a couple of questions...
What does the AIR pump do? I have not had working A/C in the vette for a few years now... could this pump failing be the reason?
I have also lost heat to the car, the water seems to be cycling properly but no heat. Is the AIR Pump possibly responsible for this too?
I also see that there is an eliminator kit. Why would you just eliminate the pump and not the compressor?
Thanks for helping
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AIR is there to inject air into the cats which gets them working quicker after startup. Once the engine is warm, AIR serves no purpose.
AC is a completely different thing, its not connected to AIR function in any way. Your heater problem is also unrelated to it.
The eliminator just lets you remove the AIR pump, its a cosmetic mod mainly as it frees up very little power from the drop in rotational inertia.
AC is a completely different thing, its not connected to AIR function in any way. Your heater problem is also unrelated to it.
The eliminator just lets you remove the AIR pump, its a cosmetic mod mainly as it frees up very little power from the drop in rotational inertia.
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From: Merritt Ils Fl
Agree with vader86. If you do not have to contend with Smog *****, eleminating the air pump goes a long way in cleaning up an engine compartment. The downside is an elemitator kit is not cheap. In fact it is ct=razy expensive for what you get. I hope Breathless Performance isn't listning.
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