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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 07:53 PM
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What does this thing do?
Apparently that hose has been disconnected for quite some time. I just reconnected it today. What does this thing do!?



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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 08:31 PM
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Smog system breather is my guess I got the old can type in mine. But the Caly emissions are different than here. I never saw that air intake hose running by battery anywhere but in the sun state

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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 09:16 PM
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i think i remember reading somewhere that is a sort of muffler for the air pump, so you would not hear the air pump sound, again i do not really know it was a few weeks ago when i read it and thats is how i interpreted it.
 
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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I have one of those on mine also .... I just figured it was a filter to keep large chunks of debris out of the AIR Pump. Mine is located in the same place.
 
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I also believe that device to be an air pump "muffler" to reduce the noise coming from it.
 
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That makes sense because when the hose was off there was a loud putting noise coming from the end of the hose, which went away when I disconnected it. Thanks a bunch guys.

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Old Jul 2, 2007 | 01:48 AM
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Sorry Chris... no idea at all. I'll check tomorrow and see if the Bronco has one.
 
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It's cool dude. I think those guys might be on target with the "muffler" idea since it quieted down the noise quite a bit when I reattached the hose. Thanks Andy.

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Dump Silencer
It is a Dump Silencer.
The system will dump secondary air to the atmosphere during some operating modes.
 
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Bill, you rock.

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I bet my wife would like me to employ one of those in our bathroom.
 
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I bet my wife would like me to employ one of those in our bathroom.
Now that's funny.... right thar!!
 
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I bet my wife would like me to employ one of those in our bathroom.
Took the words right out of my mouth.....LOL
 
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maybe a smell absorber also.

this topic has sure been flushed down the toilet.
 
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Hahaha, I leave FTE for 12 hours and I come back to find BATHROOM JOKES. Thanks a bunch Bill, my repair manual is on my other computer in Davis.

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