Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 19:37:18 +0100 From: MeatballTurbo <carl.robsonnospamcing-czechs.com> Subject: Re: Missing dump/bov valve? Or did it not have one originally?
In article <2n1tfrFrul25U1nospamberlin.de>, privacynospamacy.net spouted forth into alt.autos.saab... > My 1984 T16 doesn't appear to have any dump valve at all? Is this correct? > I thought I'd read somewhere that all 16 valve turbos > had them? My 1987 model did, but I've had all the pipes off and there is > nothing at all where the dump valve should be. > I presume it's easy enough to retro-fit one providing I get the rubber elbow > and a length of vac hose? Or does the older car have > some other mechanism that I'm not aware of already? > > cheers > Mike > > > Mine had had the hose that goes from the throttlebody to the dumpvalve cut and capped off with a very large torx bolt. the Valve itself is sandwiched between the boost pipe (from air meter to turbo) and the thermostat housing. that had been left in on mine. -- Carl Robson (The poster formerly known as Skodapilot) http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
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