Vacuum Hoses?? Need help conecting correctly - Page 2 - Honda Prelude Forum

TJ97SH · 02-09-2009, 08:28 PM

First: Look at the picture uploaded for you by RomPirates on Sunday @ 7:01 PM.
Next: Locate the Intake control solenoid valve on said picture.
Last: Trace the vacuum line coming from the first (closest to the TB) nipple on the back of the intake manifold. Where it connects on the other end is the intake control solenoid valve. This can be found near the battery, under the intake pipe or in the wheel well area under the filter.

It shouldnt be that hard for you to figure this out given the amount of help you have already received. Look at the picture, and make your setup look like you see in the picture. I can't make it any more simple for you without just doing it myself.

Storm_Rider · 02-10-2009, 02:09 AM

Mr. James you have to be patient, he said he's not perfect as you can see.

and since i'm not perfect either, i have no idea about this nipple on the back of your intake you keep mentioning lilbill. on the intake there should only be a nipple leading to the valve cover. whatever nipple you thought was back there, must have been that metal tube that couples that hose to another hose leading to the filter area. in both helms diagrams listed here, the pipe i refer to would be where the dotted line 8 is.

lilbill97 · 02-10-2009, 04:49 AM

Thanks for your help guys, ill just leave it the way i have it cause i have never seen that control solenoid in my life.

Storm_Rider · 02-10-2009, 10:02 AM

if it's causing you issues though it's something you have to address.

i'll take a clear picture for you later after i wake up and maybe you can work from there.

TJ97SH · 02-10-2009, 10:29 AM

I am attaching some pictures from my car.

The first 3 show you the 3 connections on the back of the intake manifold. As explained before, the leftmost goes to the intake control solenoid, the middle one is capped off, and the rightmost goes to the cruise control actuator.

The 4th picture shows me pointing to where the intake control solenoid is. It is located underneath the intake piping between the intake and positive terminal end on the battery. It is near where the body panel slopes up for the wheel well.

The next three pictures show where the hose goes from the intake control solenoid valve down to the intake control diaphram.

The last picture is an overall shot of my engine bay. It may or may not be of any use to you.

I understand that you have an aftermarke intake, but these connections should still be intact, especially if you live in an area where they do emissions testing. Depending on who installed your intake, these pieces (intake control solenoid valve and intake control diaphram) should still be in the car. The hose that goes from the 1st port on the back of the intake manifold to the intake control solenoid valve should be labeled number 8 and have an intake control check valve installed in the line.

lilbill97 · 02-10-2009, 10:48 AM

Wow! Thanks alot . You didn't have to go through all that for me. Im pretty sure I don't have that though. Ill get better pics tonight so you can see what im workin with