Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 09:06:32 -0000 From: MeatballTurbo <carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com> Subject: Re: Little bit confused.
In article <b2ot1t$1duc7c$1nopsam52899.news.dfncis.de>, grunffnopsam.com says... > MeatballTurbo wrote: > > On the throttle body of my 900 T16, I appear to have another hose > > connector. Large bore hose, not the slim vacuum hose. > > > > It has a stub of hose attached to it but goes nowhere. > > > > On all the T16 engine pics I've seen, this isn't any of the normal ones. > > It appears to be an extra connectoron the left hand side of the throttle > > body (looking toward the windscreen). > > We could really do with a photo here... I'll try to grab one tonight if I can. It is hard to explain if I can. but I have found a picture of an engine where it appears to be connected. > > I have tried to see if there is any blow or suck through this connector, > > but there doesn't appear to be. > > > > Also where is the recirculating valve/dump valve on a T16. > > It's a pain to reach - it's approximately under the distributor. > > Everything appears to work as normal. All the insruments appear to > > measure what they are supposed to. I'm more than slightly confused. > > There are usually a few spare loom ends in the engine bay, for > things like aircon etc. I wouldn't worry about it. I found out what one of the connectors was. I had managed to yank off the temp sender lead for the temp gauge while trying to manouvre the cables out to see what they were. :) Puzzled this morning when the temp gauage didn't move, so i opened the bonnet at work, and looked where it might connect to, and bingo, temp gauge works again. -- Carl Robson The poster formally known as Skodapilot. http://www.bouncing-czechs.com