maybe the title should read "simply need help" okay, i'm trying to put the top end of my engine back together. i cant seem to figure out where the wire on my egr valve go. one end is on the base of the egr don't know where to put other end. also, where do the pcv valve connect? i have a 5.7 litre engine. any pictures with the upper plenum and runners removed would help a lot thanks

 

i'm putting new injectors in my car right now. i will send you so pictures if you can wait untill later tonight. if not pcv valve goes to lower base plate left hand side. and egr wire comes off valve and plugs in on left side also. the plug should be by the MAT sensor plug.

 

i always thought the egr valve went to that thing next to the distributer...... and i thought the pcv valve on the drivers side of the engine went to the back of the upper plenum

 

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ok that is the plug for the egr wire and thats how it runs.
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and this is the pcv hose. note injector 5 right next to it.

 

yeah the egr vaccum goes next to distributer and the brake boster vaccum goes to the back upper plenum

 

alright so wait, i'm sorry to jack this thread but what is EVERYTHING that the EGR needs to work? let me go through the list that i know of:

vaccum (but when does it get vaccum? only when the car is cruising? so is there any way to check if it has vaccum unless you jump out of the car when its cruising?!?!?!?)

egr soleniod (mine is brand new)

egr clogged (my entire intake is clean, including my new egr, no way its clogged)

what other things?

 

hey, 89n10gta great pictures! thank you so much. i'm still working on the car(off & on). now i'm havin a problem remembering how the brackets for the alt,smog pump, and air conditioning pump goes. one of the problems is that the guy who rebuilt the engine for me, put some different heads on the engine (aluminum heads from a 91 vette) the alt should go on the passenger side, but he put the heads on so that there are only two holes on the pass. side head and three holes on the driver side head. i don't think i can change the alt to the driver side. can i ? pictures of alt and brackets on pass. side would help thanks again, big john

 

wow man thanks for letting me know that, i was planning to put those heads on my car, but i guess i wont b/c of that stupid bolt pattern lol. i'll take pictures for you when i get home of my engine bay w/ the alternator on the drivers side if you want, b/c thats how its supposed to be

 

hey John
i can take some pics if you want but my car is an 89 so my alt is on the drivers side of the car. as far as i know 89 was the first year for that swap in the alt.
big chief you have an 89? if so the pictures really wounldn't help. btw whats going on with your egr?

 

thanks guys, i talked to a guy today who works on third gen maros all the time, he have a shop in conyers ga. and he owns a couple of third gens himself.so he's going to come to my house to give me a hand. third gen drivers are so cool! i'll keep you guys posted on the project. hope to have her running soon. big john