I'm a wiring NOOB, and that looks confusing to me.

 

My CSR has over 50k on it. Working great.

-Dustin-

 

Thats understandable. If you can do anything mechanical, electrical (in this case) is that much easier. If you know someone who is at least minorly electrically inclined to help that'll work. This setup is nice because you basically get to plug the pump in like its a stock component and looks factory. Its pretty much 3-4 wires total and you're done. If you go out and look at the areas you'll be messing with in the write up on the actual car it may clear a few things up or straighten out what you have to do. That always worked for me when I started doing my own work on the car. I'd be happy to help as best I can if you decide to go this route. Its free after all.

 

Well I lied when I said I'm a total noob, I've done numerous headunits, did my manual fan switch, and I've also wired up a few complete sound systems from head to tail, but I suck at reading (understanding) schematics and whatnot. So basically, you get the plug out of the air pump, and cut the old plug off the w/p, then solder the air pump plug onto the w/p wires. Then put a new 15amp fuse in, and plug it in.

Is that it? Or am I wrong? I just don't understand when he starts talking about splicing into the PCM and whatnot.

SORRY TO HIJACK THE THREAD!!!!!!!

 

Thanks for all the help guys there are some huge projects all tied in here. I have headers but have not even started putting them on I assume I can leave the air pump on the car and connected to the manifolds just use the directions in order to power the water pump?

 

I used the heavy duty meizire pump. Works great, but have to clearance the fan shroud.

 

That's what the Summit Water Pump also says (looks suspiciously like a Meizier pump... exactly same impeller).

The instructions that come with mine say to insert the freeze plug from the front, not the back (engine side) of the pump... that will prevent the weep hole drainage issue.

 

Bump.

 

Well I opted for the Summit EWP and the woring diagram isnt that good. I am going to take another look at it tonight. I did nopt remove the air pump and dont think I want to yet until I start working with the new headers. So I just need to find some wires I can use for power etc. Has anyone done one of these? Alo the freeze plug they send I read in the thread about puting it from inside the water pump out? I assume that means looking at the front of the engine and waterpump put the freeze plug where the impeller was and press it in?

 

Wow OK I will admit my typing sucked in the last reply but does anyone know about putting the freeze plug in from the front or the back of the water pump? The directions say back but they gave me no freeze plug for the weep hole.

 

Do it from the front.

The Summit pump is actually the CVR ProFlow Billet pump (http://www.cvrproducts.com/).

 

Well I am pretty sure that GM sucks A$$ What kind of a friggin idiot designs something that doesnt like to get wet or antifreeze on it and makes suer if the water pump goes it wipes the friggin opti out too? God damn geniuses at GM of course. I am pretty sure it is no good the car started up missing and skipping then died now wont fire at all no spark I think I will need some one to help me turn it over tomorrow. Maybe I will find a GM rep and ask him to hang onto the wire while I turn it over to test. Just throwing it out there and venting. Does it sound like a dead opti? Does anyone have one of these affordable and finally how much to replace it with a MSD or something worth more than the powder to blow it to hell?

 

Anyone got an Opti for a 93 LT1 I think I need one Anyone?

 

Does anyone know how to do this on an OBD2 car? I really want to wire my new CSR up this way. My car is a 96, but has been converted to OBD1...so I'm guessing that because my wiring harness is still 1996 model the link above is not correct for my car? Someone help please, I'm not very good at figuring out wiring unless it is spelled out for me