Air removal quick Q?
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From: Clarksville
Air removal quick Q? (Read the sticky but still have Q's) Just got my block off plates so im gonna get rid of my AIR this weekend. I know to take out the air motor, lines, get a plug for my lid an use the block off plates. My Q is that air regulator thing on the drivers side at the back of the coil pack. How many bolts hold that in and after I take it out is that little line with the boot at the end gonna need to be pluged? So as far as removal what do I need to know about taking that regulator out? (its already been tuned out along with my rear 02's so im not worried about codes) Any info would help thanks.
You'll need to plug that little line. Some people find a small screw and with some rtv plug it up that way.
What I did was to follow the down to the passangers side, where it connects to a T-fitting, that runs into the HVAC line & MAP sensor on back of the manifold.
I removed the T fitting, along with the now unused tube, and directly ran the HVAC line to the MAP sensor. One less place for a vacumm leak.
What I did was to follow the down to the passangers side, where it connects to a T-fitting, that runs into the HVAC line & MAP sensor on back of the manifold.
I removed the T fitting, along with the now unused tube, and directly ran the HVAC line to the MAP sensor. One less place for a vacumm leak.
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TECH Apprentice
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Clarksville
I just did it saturday it was real easy, theres only a couple things that I noticed. When I took the black plastic shield off the bottom to get to the air pump I had about 3 pounds of gravel up there. My passenger side air tube where it meets the header when I removed it I noticed it has been leaking since header install! But all and all it was a easy thing to do. The hardest past was getting my block off plates to seal I had to use GM gaskets and a little RTV to get them to fully seal. And I just used a thick wood screw with some RTV to plug the vac line. So if your thinking about doing this just do it, it cleans up the engine bay real nice. Tree huggers!!!!
