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Old 02-08-2012, 09:58 PM   #1
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What is it ?

Does anybody know what this thing is ? and how it works.
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Old 02-08-2012, 10:05 PM   #2
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Re: What is it ?

isn't that your egr valve? As for how it works, that would be classified as black magic...
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Old 02-08-2012, 10:15 PM   #3
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Re: What is it ?

emissions? I belive it changed the timming under certain driving conditions
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Old 02-09-2012, 12:52 AM   #4
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Re: What is it ?

It's an emission part, It went inline in the vacuum line to the distributer, I believe it retarded the timing to keep the engine from dieseling when shutting it off.
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Old 02-09-2012, 12:57 AM   #5
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Re: What is it ?

Good answer.
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Old 02-09-2012, 01:09 AM   #6
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Re: What is it ?

I didn't know what it was either.... I threw mine away.
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Old 02-09-2012, 01:39 AM   #7
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Re: What is it ?

Thanks guys, It was hooked up with my old carb, vacuum lines and all. The new carb vacuum lines I ran direct to the distrubutor and pcv valve, then plugged all others. Now I just have to find where the wires come from so I can eleminate them.
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Old 02-09-2012, 11:33 AM   #8
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Re: What is it ?

People that like to guess should tell you they are guessing. It is a selenoid that controles the vacume advance on vehicles with transmision controled spark. It would also alow vacume advance if the engine started running too hot.
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Old 02-09-2012, 11:48 AM   #9
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Re: What is it ?

I believe thats part of the TCS, transmission controlled spark system - a smog control. The vast majority of these I've seen referred to on the board were disconnected at some point in the distant past, including mine.

Those wires should run to a TCS relay under the dash by the fuse block.
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