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Old 03-17-10, 07:06 AM
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I jumped into my 82 gle 5speed engine to repair poor driveability and oil leak problems,removed rats nest and cat,made a mistake and hooked crankcase vent to carb vent which caused MAJOR flooding,now I have plugged everything but vac advance and have car running again.My question,has anyone pictures of correct way to vent crankcase,carb,hook up cruise,plug OMP,which vac. solenoid wires I can leave unhooked etc.for my 82?My car is somewhat different than what I have saw on internet.Thanks in advance for any help.MW
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THe rats nest removal tutorial has the carb vent and the crank case vent T'd together and then connected to the charcoal cannister.
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you can unplug all the solenoids except the fuel bowl vent solenoid (just below the fuel lines)
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Here's a clipping from the Rx7Carl ratsnest removal guide, regarding crankcase ventilation...

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OK,this is where I ran into trouble,I hooked one to carb vent,one to oil fill vent,tee'd into diaphram,hooked vacuum hoses,it drew so much gas it sat on top of secondary throttle plates,Unhooked carb vent,ran a hose to charcoal cannister,no flooding.I never got the part of Teeing both vents into cannister so I will try that,Thanks
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