air pump question
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air pump question
Howdy folk, I have a 94 f-150 302, and i just recently put new long tube headers on it. While i was under there, I had to remove the steel line that runs along side the right manifold and then continues down towards the transmission where (I am assuming) was the line that pumps fresh air into my cats. I no longer have cats on the truck, and the guy who had the truck before me just cut that steel line off and curled over and crimped the end of the line as well as just left it hanging there next to the transmission. I was wondering if i should just cut this line again and let it blow out the air freely? I was looking for a kit to get rid of the whole air pump and all, but did not really find anything. Any help would be great, thaks folks
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Go to the parts store, if I remember correctly it's a 70 inch short belt you'll need when you remove the pump. That's if you want to remove it, but if it's not being used it useless and might as well remove it. Hope this helps
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The air goes into the exhaust, there should be a tube coming from the smog pump going to the pipe to pump air into the exhaust to make it cleaner. It will not hurt anything to take it off, you'll just have to crimp the tube going into the pipe or block it so it won't make alot of noise.
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From: St Louis
Just becareful if you ever sell that truck in a smog control state, or to anyone that takes it to a smog control/monitored area. You will be held financially liable for returning the vehicles smog control components. Otherwise you can remove all the stuff to your hearts content until you forced to put it back on.
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To remove all the smog components is not a wise idea believe me I know. I removed mine and the next year the smog inspection law went into force and bam they hit me very hard to get the truck to pass inspection for a sticker without which I couldnt get a tag for my truck Be live me that test is a very tough one and you cant fool the machine. So take a word from someone whose been there dont tamper with the smog control for as soon as the new administration goes into office this thing is going nation wide this is from the mouth of the oboma himself and the one he picked to head up the EPA is worst that he is on this omissions thing. Believe me its gonna happen and soon.
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yeah that's a good point you make about the smog control. Well like i say i probably won't do anything with it for the next few months anyways, but for now is it ok if i was to just leave that steel line crimped right next to the transmission there?
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any damage or alterations you do to the emisions control will come back to bit you in the but later for you will have to replace the cat. when the inspections begin. They wont even inspect it with any kind of alterations. Believe me fellors dont touch the emissions control on yor truck When I took one of my vehicles in for inspection it was turned down juist for a small piece of carbon trapped in the main vacum line. These computer controled machines they use are tough and Ive never seen one one fool them. The machanic who turned mine down was a good friend of mine and he still failed mine . when I ask him if he could fool the machine he told me he didnt know how and it would cost him 10.000.00 if he tried to fool the machine. In the state I was from the vehicle had to be 18 years old before it was exempt from the inspection.The goal here is that if your truck polutes they want it off the road period.
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I know is the state of ohio it is illegal to remove any smog controls. If you sell a vehicle without them you can be sued for the cost of returning the vehicle to it's original state. It's also illegal to sell a vehicle without properly functioning brakes in the state of ohio.