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    busted thermo valve and other vacume snaps need ideas

    ok i have a busted thermo valve, can i run the car without it or do i need to order a new one? also i found a busted conecter thats part of the circled wondering if i can just plug this stuff off or something since im allready useing a cut airbox now and it seems to be part of that suction area thingy? please help im so close to getting this fully together




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    Re: busted thermo valve and other vacume snaps need ideas

    i think thats the A/C idle booster or something, itl work without it though

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    Re: busted thermo valve and other vacume snaps need ideas

    so were all do i need to plug it off? if you got any ideas becuse if its not needed (no a/c) then ima rip that crap out now while my engine is aprart

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    Re: busted thermo valve and other vacume snaps need ideas

    o shit sorry, thats not the thing i was thinking off sorry, i just had a look of a pic of my engine and that wasnt there

    but just plug the hose that goes to it

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    Re: busted thermo valve and other vacume snaps need ideas

    theres like 3-5 hoses going to it and the parger ones conect to the intake and the black box that has the EGR on it, i have no clue what it is but i dont know if i should plug them all or what, i dont think i can get ahole of a new conecter peice thingy

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    Re: busted thermo valve and other vacume snaps need ideas

    You talking about the thermo valve on the back of the intake that has 3 vacuum lines going to it?
    Last edited by 88Accord-DX; 10-17-2006 at 04:21 PM.

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    Re: busted thermo valve and other vacume snaps need ideas

    Quote Originally Posted by labeledsk8r
    so were all do i need to plug it off? if you got any ideas becuse if its not needed (no a/c) then ima rip that crap out now while my engine is aprart
    thats a good idea to take off the a/c crap i heard its like 90 pounds.

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    Re: busted thermo valve and other vacume snaps need ideas

    Quote Originally Posted by ddude2uc
    You talking about the thermo valve on the back of the intake that has 3 vacuum lines going to it?
    yes, yes i am


    Quote Originally Posted by MessyHonda
    thats a good idea to take off the a/c crap i heard its like 90 pounds.
    yeah well i took out the main components like bracket,compressor, pipeing, and all that it totaled up to like 82.4 pounds of junk, i just never messed with the vacum routing of it becuse well i hate messing with vacum lineing but i am faced with the problem lol so ima take it head on

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    Re: busted thermo valve and other vacume snaps need ideas

    That thermovalve is heat sensitive & plays a good deal in how your carb will idle when it reaches operating temperature. It cost about $54 at the stealership & that is the only place to get it besides finding a use one.

    I broke it too & wasn't happy with the cost either.

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    Re: busted thermo valve and other vacume snaps need ideas

    Quote Originally Posted by ddude2uc
    That thermovalve is heat sensitive & plays a good deal in how your carb will idle when it reaches operating temperature. It cost about $54 at the stealership & that is the only place to get it besides finding a use one.
    I broke it too & wasn't happy with the cost either.
    you mean they dont sell it at like a napa???? if they only sell it at the dealership then im fucked becuse the closest dealership is 2.5 hour drive there and another 2.5 hours back, so i would have to order it from majestic honda and ugg i dont have time to wait, DAMN THE ACCORD ugg stupid small problems become big ones

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    Re: busted thermo valve and other vacume snaps need ideas

    Quote Originally Posted by labeledsk8r
    you mean they dont sell it at like a napa????
    Nope, dealer item. Been there done that.

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    Re: busted thermo valve and other vacume snaps need ideas

    NOOOOOOOOOOO DAMNIT i hate maine, back in ocala i would frigen go down the street and pick it up, damn maine and its non import car dealership ways

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    Re: busted thermo valve and other vacume snaps need ideas

    You can probably get it shiped to you from hondapartscheap.com ....

    Its where I got mine

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    Re: busted thermo valve and other vacume snaps need ideas

    Quote Originally Posted by wbarrett48473
    You can probably get it shiped to you from hondapartscheap.com ....

    Its where I got mine
    thats the thing i kinda dont have time to wait on shipping, car was suposed to be together last week lol, i found a junkyard and ima go check in there tomarow see if i can do some pocketing tricks and see if i find any cup holders and arm rests to help pay back the bill i have on parts.

    and anyone got any advise on that peice i showed? like what it goes to and if i can just plug the snaped hoses??

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