Help me identify this port?

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Help me identify this port?

November 07, 2007, 08:05:20 PM

In my engine bay on the right side there's a rubber vaccuum hose poking through a grommet in the firewall down near the exhaust manifold. I've had it plugged for so long I forget what the hell it is exactly. Reason I'm wondering now is because in troubleshooting an idle problem I just noticed a stain of gas or antifreeze running from that port down the firewall. Think it might have happened last night when I was mega cranking a new carb and flooded it. Whatever the case I'd love to know how gas got in that particular port.

Help me identify this port?

Reply #1 – November 07, 2007, 08:37:39 PM

a pic might help better

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Reply #2 – November 07, 2007, 08:55:38 PM

Right side as in driver or pass side?

How low on the firewall?

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Reply #3 – November 07, 2007, 08:59:46 PM

It sounds like a drain tube for the heater box.

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Reply #4 – November 07, 2007, 09:17:03 PM

Quote from: Chuck W;186623

Right side as in driver or pass side?

How low on the firewall?

Passenger side. Down around my header collector.

The heater has a drain tube?

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Reply #5 – November 07, 2007, 10:23:53 PM

Quote from: cougarcragar;186625

It sounds like a drain tube for the heater box.

Yup. This is where the water comes out when the A/C is on as well. If this ever gets clogged, you get a cold water bath when you turn. Ask me how I know. :D

If there is coolant coming out this hole, I'm 99% sure the heater core has a leak.

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Reply #6 – November 07, 2007, 10:26:43 PM

Dang.

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Reply #7 – November 07, 2007, 10:46:58 PM

Quote from: Drewstang;186653

Yup. This is where the water comes out when the A/C is on as well. If this ever gets clogged, you get a cold water bath when you turn. Ask me how I know. :D

If there is coolant coming out this hole, I'm 99% sure the heater core has a leak.

Yup....that's what I was going to get to.

Not sure why you had it plugged...I guess if you had working AC you would have found out about what it was sooner. :p

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Reply #8 – November 07, 2007, 11:16:53 PM

Quote from: Chuck W;186659

Yup....that's what I was going to get to.

Not sure why you had it plugged...I guess if you had working AC you would have found out about what it was sooner. :p

I didn't have it plugged, it was clogged with dirt and leftovers from a previous core change I guess. And yeah, I didn't figure it out until I got the A/C charged, lol.

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Reply #9 – November 07, 2007, 11:39:37 PM

When I bought the car the emissions junk was half removed with ss here and there. I think there was actually a line running from that port to a cylindrical thing that I also ended up removing....lol.