Psycho_91Camaro

Ok so heres my engine





Basic 305
TBI nothing to get wet over.

Now I face a few problems when I installed that edelbrock air cleaner It seems to hit a cable. I will show you guys images of what Im talking about, below. I want to know if this will create a problem with the any of the engine components...

Psycho_91Camaro

I removed the old air cleaner and added this new edelbrock one.. NO KN filter too much money for now

Ok so heres my first issue I took the old one off and this cable now has no where to go into??? is this necessary?

Psycho_91Camaro

Second, I just got my transmission rebuilt. The reason why I needed it rebuilt was because the damn kickdown cable was loose.

And now this top cable hits the bottom pan of the air cleaner (when I shut it down)

Psycho_91Camaro

Can anyone help me??? Im really concerned about my FIRST CAR and I dont want no more engine problems....


Also this fan looks like it was MICKEY MOUSE'd





And also this looks ugly and It there was anti freeze leaking.. I just changed it a like 3-6 months ago

Psycho_91Camaro

HELP!?

sellmanb

I'm un-sure, but on my emissions sticker for a Carb, that would be the Purge TVS hose... it went to a little plastic thing... hard to explain, and I have no pictures of it lol.

You should have your emission sticker on your hood in order to find out where it goes.


You'll want to route that spark plug wire AWAY from the air cleaner, it can shoot spark around the carb if it has the air cleaner to move the spark... imagine how dangerous THAT would be....

naf

iTrader: (7)

Could the vacuum line be to the thermac valve on the old air cleaner? It had a vacuum operated door above the heat riser on the driver's side exhaust manifold. If so just cap it. Air cleaner is resting on the cruise control cable sheath, as long as it's not kinking it or rubbing on the cable that slides you may be ok. Also looks like someone straight wired the radiator fan. It should be wired to a connector from a harness near the bottom passenger side. Was probably straight wired when the temp sensor went out (passenger side head). If you've still got the factory connection you should trouble shoot it and reconnect. Definitely need to lose the residential electrical work.

Psycho_91Camaro

Can you show me in one of the pics where to re route it?

sellmanb

this is one from a Canadian car, but you'll get the idea I think...

Like stated above, it's probably the vacuum line that went to your stock air cleaner.


BTW, this picture shouldnt be the same as yours. This is for a Canadian carb'd vehicle. Which would be the NON computer controlled Q-Jet.

But it should give you an idea of what your sticker should look like (it should be on the underside of your hood)

naf

iTrader: (7)

The thermac line is the one that goes to the temp sensor then to the vac motor on the aircleaner in the photo.

Benm109

That's the vacuum line for the THERMAC on the stock air cleaner. All you need to do is pull off that vacuum line at the TBI unit, and place a vacuum cap over the nipple on the TBI unit. You can get vacuum caps at any auto parts store.
That top cable is the cruise control cable. It's hard to tell from the picture, but how much is it hitting the air cleaner? Is it moving it down an inch, or is it just rubbing? If it's just rubbing, you may not really have a problem, since the cable is actually inside the part that is touching the bottom of the air cleaner.
Yep, it is. Let me take a wild guess, the fan runs all the time? Looks like the previous owner hot-wired the fan to run constantly and used the strut tower nut for a ground.

Psycho_91Camaro

yeah it runs everything I turn the key....
Having it set up like this wont alter the way the engine operates right??

Benm109

Yes and no. It's not really hurting the engine having the fan run all the time, but it will take the computer longer to go into closed loop, which will affect gas mileage and overall engine efficiency. And, of course, the fan motor will wear out quicker since it's running at all times.

IROCaholic

This thread covers this topic pretty well:
https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=171757

v8nate92RS

Simple fix for the issue of the cable hitting the air cleaner...buy a NON-DROP base. You won't have to use that gold spacer ring and you'll clear the cable easy. This topic is covered in length in the TBI forums.