...and the flame trap's connected to the...nothing!

Hi all,

My car: 1995 850GLT w/170K km

I was having a few problems and suspected the flame trap so I got
great advice on how to locate and clean it on Volvospeed/Bay13.

Good the flame trap was pretty clean
Bad the rubber elbow attached to the flame trap was connected to
a length of copper pipe (about 14") which was not connected to
anything. That explains why the flame trap was clean AND why exhaust
fumes seemed to be coming from under the hood periodically.

So I've seen an exploded view of the PCV system on FCP Groton's
website and can see that the other end of the pipe goes into another
rubber elbow connector. But how do I get to it? Do I have to pull the
whole air intake manifold? Can I get at it from underneath? Is there
something else I could remove that would give me access? It seems so
tight in there.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated...I feel I'm so close to an
answer!

Thanks,
blurp

 

Try removing the fan and shroud to see if that gives you enough room.

--
Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
(But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)

 

Thanks Mike, that's a good tip and I think removal of the fan and
shroud is more within the realm of my abilities than removing the
intake.

Thanks again!
blurp