Re: while i was working on the engine...

[Brett Van Sprewenburg <brett@netacc.net>]

>while i was working on cleaning up the engine bay, i discovered 2 
>things that i have questions about.  First of all, to all the 16 
>valve owners.. i need you to tell me what the white vaccum hose 
>coming from the intake hose right before the throttle body goes to. 
>Mine is disconnected!! but it was not leaking, it had been plugged. 
>But i still watn to know what it runs to so i can reconnect it.

Warm up hot air valve, located below and towards the front of the car
from the airbox.  Follow the intake tube down below the battery, and
you'll find it.  It has a vacuum connection on it, that's what it
goes to.  That subsystem is designed to duct hotter air from the
exhaust manifold area to the intake box during cold (enough) starts.

> Also, i pulled out the new plugs i put in jsut about a week ago. 
>The car hasnt been driven 10 miles since, and has just idled in the 
>driveway to perform certain tests and keep the battery charged. 
>Starting at plug #1, (the driver's side of the block..left hand 
>drive...)  the condition of the plugs are...

As far as your plugs are concerned, I'd actually drive the car for a few
hundred miles (at least) before using the plugs to diagnose engine running
issues.  Also, during initial start and warm up the fuel system actually is
enriching the mixture...hence a possible source for what might seem an
over fueling condition.  Bottom line is not to sweat it until you've driven
it for a bit IMO.


>
>Dan Miller

==Brett

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