any pictures or sites that i can go to see what hose goes where,none of my books show a clear picture.Jim

 

Bleach...you should take a few pix of this and put it as a STICKY ...its good to know.

 

Depends on what year engine and where on the engine you want pics of the vaccume lines.
Mine is different around the throttle body since I put the larger throttle on.

 

It wont let me repost this pic but here is a link to the picture of the engine bay on my '83 ZX. https://www.zdriver.com/forum/attach...achmentid=1640

 

bleachzee i have a 83 l28e non turbo. lines from vaccum pump to the manifold,and 2 hoses coming out of fire wall. basically the hoses from where the battery is located.thank

 

100 thank yous bleachzee,if i could only see where the 2 hoses coming of the firewall goes. jim

 

hehehe
ok the ones by your battery are your vaccum control for heat/ac and etc.
i have mine hooked up here...well HAD till i took the engine out :P

 

I'll take some pics of the all stock '83 engines I have in my "parts" cars. (MY parts!)
they're dirty, but it'll be a good reference for future questions.

 

since we're on the topic of vacume lines . . . can anybody tell me what this is? it started making a, i dunno, weak souding rattle or sucking noise internaly and when i disconnect the vacume line leading to it the noise stops, but to my knowledge does not hinder engine performance. what is it and whats it do?

Its located just under the idle adjustment

 

Oh no! Not the internal combustion inhibitor! Replace the hose so maybe it won't "suck".

Part of that thing is the idle speed screw. Here you can see the '83 one looks slightly different.

 

the hose is fine, its the thing at the bottom

 

so . . .

the noise maker is the BCDD (Boost Control Deceleration Device) this device is vacuum operated and controls the engine RPM when the clutch is disengaged coming to a stop. It is designed to bring the engine idle down slowly. It is actually part of the emission system. The noise I was hearing is a leak in the unit.

 

sir that picture attachment was a great help,however ineed to know or see a close up picture of 2 small hoses coming through the firewall(by the battery) where do they go, also whitch hoses go to the vaccum tank. once again 100 thank yous for your help. thanks to bleachzee and heatrave. Jim

 

Does anyone have a pic or diagram on which vaccum hoses go where from the canister to the distributer to the Throttle boby. Thanks for any response.

 

dothedrew great help,but i still need to know where the 2 small hoses coming through the firewall(below battery and a little to front) the picture doesnt show them. any help please, also the where do the hoses from the vaccum tank go?. jim

 

I believe the lines you are talking about are coolant lines that run along the side of the engine. There is a small metal fitting that sticks off the side of the engine just below the spark plugs near the firewall that they connect to. Are those the lines you are talking about?

 

no sir they are 2 small rubber hoses next to the metal lines. jim

 

jim i posted this before in same thread did you see it???

are the two lines coming out connected trough like oval shape plastic type plug??
they go here....

 

skully iam sorry for beating this to death but i believe them 2 rubber hoses coming through firewall (they connect to the a/c and heater control panel on the dash) and goes to the vaccum tank (located under the engine night light) which the picture does not show the vaccum tank. jim

 

Ok, I just looked. I found one line coming out of the passenger side of the firewall. It ran to the vacuum tank and connected to the thing with the yellow cap on it (the connection to the left and slightly lower). I hope that helps.

 

oh that...ok sorry cant help you there look at a schematic...i never had that stuff hooked up...

 

amen,amen,amen 100 thank yous skully. jim

 

thats it,god bless for you taking the time to help me. jim

 

I've got mine capped off at both ends, and it makes the car sound good when you shift down at a light. This will stop the rattle as well...

 

do we need it?
i was gonna remove all the uneccessary crap to clean the engine up...i dont have emmisions here so we dont need stuff like that...