Opti Question
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Opti Question
My dad bought a 1995 Firebird Formula and he noticed while cleaning the engine bay that someone took the vacuum line that goes from the opti to the intake manifold, disconnected it from the opti side of the tube, and then stuck a bolt in it?
Why would anyone do that? I want to remove the bolt and shove it back onto the opti but my dad says "it's running fine the way it is, I don't want to mess with it." Is it at all possible that the opti went bad and someone put an UNVENTED opti in this car?
Why would anyone do that? I want to remove the bolt and shove it back onto the opti but my dad says "it's running fine the way it is, I don't want to mess with it." Is it at all possible that the opti went bad and someone put an UNVENTED opti in this car?
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I don't believe an unvented opti would fit on a 95 unless there have been some modifications to the engine, such as a different camshaft. I think all 95's had vented optis, and those have a different drive mechanism than unvented optis. A more likely scenario, assuming it's even possible, is that someone put an unvented cap & rotor on the opti.
#4
Correct... vented and unvented stock Opti's have a totally different drive mechanism.
Courtesy of Shoebox:
93-94:
http://shbox.com/1/93-94_opti.jpg
95-97:
http://shbox.com/1/opti_back.jpg
The vent lengthens the life of the Opti by removing ozone, caused by the high voltage discharge. It may be running fine now.... but will it run fine longer with the vent lines connected correctly?
Courtesy of Shoebox:
93-94:
http://shbox.com/1/93-94_opti.jpg
95-97:
http://shbox.com/1/opti_back.jpg
The vent lengthens the life of the Opti by removing ozone, caused by the high voltage discharge. It may be running fine now.... but will it run fine longer with the vent lines connected correctly?
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