Hey guys I failed BAR inspection because I didn't have the valve cover air tube hooked up, the one that flows from the valve cover back into the intake arm, I have it now but where do the coolant lines hook up? the ones that run along side the air tube? engine is an obd 1 gsr in a 92 cx, can anyone help me with this?

 

should run into the throttle body to warm the butterfly in cold climates.

its not required really, im surprised they would fail you for that.

 

in CA emissions is very strict. if any emissions eqiupment isnt hooked up they'll fail you on visual, especially if you're trying to get a swap BAR'd.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by IVI &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">should run into the throttle body to warm the butterfly in cold climates.

its not required really, im surprised they would fail you for that.


</TD></TR></TABLE>actually wrong. it does not connect to the throttle body at all. the hose you are talking about is one of the 2 hoses that run from the bottom of the intake manifold.

you need to use the oem metal piece with the rubber hoses on the end. The metal section is actually 2 hoses fused together. The lower of the 2 hoses has coolant that runs through it. Follow the line to see exactly where it is supposed to go. Honda designed that tube to be heated by the coolant for a reason.

 

[QUOTE=B_CRUZ]actually wrong. it does not connect to the throttle body at all. the hose you are talking about is one of the 2 hoses that run from the bottom of the intake manifold.

you need to use the oem metal piece with the rubber hoses on the end. The metal section is actually 2 hoses fused together. The lower of the 2 hoses has coolant that runs through it. Follow the line to see exactly where it is supposed to go. Honda designed that tube to be heated by the coolant for a reason.
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well, that is how it is on mine. the way i understood it is that a coolant line from the IM goes directly to the throttle body to warm the butterfly to prevent it from freezing shut in cold climates. Here is a pic to show what i was referring to:
(i marked in white the one you need)
let me know if you need clearer pics i can remove my intake arm.

 

thanks for the pic, really helps alot. I should be able to figure it out now, I'll let you know if I need the other pic, probably will do this tonight in the garage.
Looks like maybe next week I can try the BAR again, cross your fingers....

 

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doesn't look like a b18c1 is it?

just checked my helms and that isn't a GS-R throttle body nor is that a GS-R motor.

I reff'd mines and hooked everything up the OEM way.


Modified by B_CRUZ at 8:36 PM 6/16/2005

 

the bottom hose on your t/b is supposed to be hooked up to the IACV behind the manifold.


for the original poster. there is a little outlet for the metal hose on the thermostat housing.



right click and save this picture. blow it up. look closely at how it is connected. one side of the tube goes to the valve cover the other end of that goes to the intake.

for the coolant part, one tube connects to a little housing in the thermostat housing. the other end runs all the way to the front of the upper radiator hose outlet.