Random vac Pipe Thingy?!

[h701micra]

Hi there,
Just joined (Y)
Read this forum all the time for my micra so i thought it would be a good idea

I've got a 1990 k10 1.0L
Paid £300 for it 4 years ago
And its done 48k

Anyway not going off topic...

I took the standard air pan off and there's a vac pipe (i think) that was attached to it. Can anyone tell me what is? Does?

Got another car (Toyota Celica) and i know that like the back of my hand but since having that a ditched my micra as the tax ran out and the clutch died. So its a re-learning curve for me

Many thanks guys

Andy

 

[jamieccc]

doesnt do much i dont think! i never had it connected on my micra

 

[h701micra]

Didn't think so, nothing really changed since it came off

Ta for replying

 

[porkpie700]

It connects to the bi-metal sensor inside the airbox and is designed to open up in very hot conditions to weaken the mixture, suposedly to prevent the engine from over-heating. The engine runs like #### with it open so keep it capped off and sealed, or leave it connected to the airbox.

 

[h701micra]

No worries with hot weather at the min tho

Its got a red and black metal switch on top of it so its always closed anyways
Its connected to a Y-pipe that splits off. . . to where dya kno?

 

[aLLeKs]

It connects to the bi-metal sensor inside the airbox and is designed to open up in very hot conditions to weaken the mixture, suposedly to prevent the engine from over-heating. The engine runs like #### with it open so keep it capped off and sealed, or leave it connected to the airbox.

thats it.. I think it opens above 55°C. Mine is connected and it's ok. If I take it off, the engine idles badly but if you put a screw in, it's ok

 

[aLLeKs]

No worries with hot weather at the min tho

Its got a red and black metal switch on top of it so its always closed anyways
Its connected to a Y-pipe that splits off. . . to where dya kno?

the y pipe has one connection to the idling sensor (don't know if that is the word) and the other to the dizzy

 

[superls]

just cap it off, if you leave it open its equivalent to hanving a vac leak so will run like sh*t, cap it off, had my k10 for years with it capped off with no problems