quiz time... guess that thingy

[DZnutz]

ok i was installin my boost sensor and had to unbolt this thingy in order to get the vac hoses right... then i inadvertantly moved the knob on its front. my Q is what the heck is this thing and what does the knob do? also what position is it supposed to be in stock? im thinkin 12 o'clock

thanks

[2K3 MSP]

I don't know what it is, but mine is pointing with the curved sides at top and bottom, and the flat sides left and right. The diamond star is pointing with one side directly left, one pointing up and to the right, and the other down and to the right. Basically west, northeast and south east. Hope that helps...

[DZnutz]

ok great thanks, now im just curious to find out what it is and what does turning the knob do. im guessing its the fuel pressure regulator but i still dont know what the knob adjusts

[SoniCraze]

hrm, i wonder what it is.

[DistantTea]

Flux capacitor... It needs to point to 1955.

[CatD399]

Flux capacitor... It needs to point to 1955.
uhhhh, if it's the half-year version, it has to point to 1955.5...

[Natey]

Great Scott! You're right!

[DZnutz]

i dont see whats so funny... if u guys have so much time to post useless crap then u might as well post something helpful

[nickbachman]

yeah you hooligans! since when was the internet a place for fun?! what is the world coming to when people joke around on internet message boards?!? go sit in the corner or the beatings will commense. (braindead)

[t3ase]

i dont see whats so funny... if u guys have so much time to post useless crap then u might as well post something helpful
And *I* got called a thread nazi.... (no)

[DZnutz]

is all this just pointless humour at my stupidity or dont any of you know?

[mspdfreak]

I'd like to know, as well. What the fuck IS that thing?!

[RyanJayG]

those look like vacuum lines running to it..... to me I would think its an electrically activated solinoid that supplies vacuum to somthing when its turned on... but thats a guess. see where the vacuum lines run.

[murdock_]

uve got me thinking.......................................... ..................... wait lost it

[Matthew]

protege5.ugly.net

go look for yourself.

[mazdaspeedpower]

I'd kinda like to know wut the fuck it is, but so far, the best guess we have is a flux capacitor, and those belong on Ford Explorers(if you saw the thread, you'd understand), so yeah, if you find out what it is, post it,

[t3ase]

is all this just pointless humour at my stupidity or dont any of you know?
wow.

[Matthew]

its the PRC Solenoid Valve.

[DZnutz]

ok we're finally gettin somewhere... now what does this valve do and what does the knob adjust?

this is like pullin teeth

can u elaborate a lil more matthew? thanks

[Matthew]

i wish i knew, i just looked it up in the manual. its the pressure control valve, and has something to do with the fuel pressure regulator. but the manual doesnt say what setting it should be at, i dont think. its in section 1-13b if you want to look it up. im about 99.99 percent sure by the picture that that is what it is.

[Matthew]

call the dealer and ask what it should be set at tommorrow.

[DZnutz]

(2thumbs) thanks, i luv homework

[03MSP]

Ummm, I looked at that thing today and it is not an adjustment knob. It just comes right off, there is another vaccum line nipple there, the thing you are talking about is just a cover.

[DZnutz]

LOL (chair) (spank) (fight)

well dont i look silly

[jonnydoe48]

yeah. you do.

but you are all wrong. it is a flux capacitor that runs on garbage. however, at that setting, the machine will never fly again.

[nickbachman]

yeah. you do.

but you are all wrong. it is a flux capacitor that runs on garbage. however, at that setting, the machine will never fly again.
(lol)

[tiwing]

i dont see whats so funny... if u guys have so much time to post useless crap then u might as well post something helpful
You gotta chill guy... If you didn't read the Explorer thread I guess it wouldn't be funny to you, but what makes this board fun (and the other board we both know as well) is that people joke around and don't take things too seriously. I saw another post that had 9 views where you were asking a question, and your next post was something like "what the hell, 9 views and nobody knows?"... Take a deep breath and count to 10... We're all here to learn and enjoy ourselves doing it...

And since the question has been answered I won't poke fun at you either... I'll wait 'til I meet you in person ;)

Cheers

[DZnutz]

haha its all good, i was a lil frustrated that day since i thought i mightve screwed something good... you know how it is

but everythings kewl now... feel free to make fun (bowdown)