stephenw22 Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Well, last night I finally got the engine back into the Hornet. I was looking over the vacuum diagrams and wondering about what is really necessary. I've already blocked off the egr and air suction valves. I know I can live without them. Also, I plan on putting my PCV system through a catch can. Am I right to think that all I really need are connections for spark advance and the vacuum modulator? Or, are there more ones that are important? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkster58 Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Steve . fill me in on the Hornet.....whats been done to the engine and such.... Spark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenw22 Posted September 7, 2005 Author Share Posted September 7, 2005 All I've done is re-seal the engine, and replaced worn-out stuff. Head gaskets, cam seals, front and rear main seals, intake and exhaust gaskets. I had to replace the water pump, it was leaking out of the weep hole. I've replaced every coolant hose that I could. I'm also replacing as much of the pcv hose and vacuum hoses as I can. There were a ton of stripped out bolts that I helicoil'ed back in. There were 2 on the passenger side cam case, 1 oil pump bolt, 2 cam seal bolts, and I also did all of the exhaust threads. I installed new exhaust studs. I've also plugged off the egr and the air passages that go into the exhaust. An oil catch can will be happening right away. I'm going to try and keep the cruise intact, and get it working if I can. I still need to fix the ventilation system as well. Priority 1 is getting the car running. Oil goes in tomorrow, and I'll spin the pump with a drill to prime the system and flow a little oil to the bearings, etc. For now, I'm going to re-use the old radiator and just install a working thermo-switch from another car. The plan is to get this car running by the weekend, and then I can get it re-inspected for once and for all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintersubaru Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 The engine i just pulled with 197.000 miles had two vacume lines. One for disty advance and one for heater control. Ran very well had more pull off the line and better high speed cruse. Now have same engine 96.000 miles with all vacume (except to air cleaner, after market) hooked up and its a dog off the line but still keeps good high speed. I allso got better fuel milage with no vacume so i plan on stripping this engine down to the two i need. Someone once told me the more vacume you can get down the carb and into the engine the more power you will have. Golf t's are allways good way to block un used lines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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