The "Where the Heck do these Go?" game!

[Judhudson]

Alright all of you 3rd Gen Charger Owners, I need your help and have a little game for you!

YOUR GOAL:  To view the pictures and to tell what it is, if it really is important and what they go to.

YOUR PRIZE:  To know that when I start my Charger up, it won't go BOOM!  (Actually, it runs fine, but hey, you can never predict these cars )  You'll also be making a fellow pretty exciting knowing his engine bay is good.

PIC #1

The little what-cha-ma-call it is on the passengers side firewall.  It has a hose going into the top part that comes from the engine.  The bottom is missing a hose.  On the black part it says "To Carb".  However, I can't seem to find a place on the carb to put this.  Was this used with the original carb?


PIC #2

On my wiring diagram, I think this is suppose to go to my distributor.  However, my dad tells me I don't have the correct distributor for the car.  But he also says that it works and I don't need to get a new one.  Does this wire really go to my distributor?  If I order a correct one, will it have a plug for this to go into?

PIC #3

Last but not least, this worries me the most.  The guy that had this car before me had this plugged up.  I'm not sure what this is suppose to be, and cannot find anywhere it should go.  Any ideas?  I think it is a fuel line, but that is just one guy's dumb opinion


Well, I think that's all of the problems I know that I have.  If anyone could give me a hand, I'd be extremely grateful.  I can't wait to get this to the paintshop! (Pics of the whole car should be in another month)

-Jud

[Chryco Psycho]

don`t worry about the carb valve on the firewall
the second gas line is a vent line from the tank to the carbon canister which seems to be removed
the Red plug is similar to the dist plug , not sure where it was connected to originally

[Judhudson]

Thanks Chryco, I appreciate it

As for the Carbon Canister, I am new to cars, so I'm not sure what that is....Should I get one?

[71_deputy]

it is a dist. wire for the pickup unit back to the ECU. you say it runs without it??? sounds like maybe someone has put in a points dist.?

[Chryco Psycho]

the carbon canister is used to absorb feul vapors from the carb & fuel tank , it is a polution control device , , I guess it depends if your state requires you to have one

[John_Kunkel]

The gizmo on the firewall is called the OSAC valve, it senses the air temperature in the cowl plenum and  controls the vacuum advance depending on temperature.

Replacement charcoal canisters are available from some auto supplies.

[andy74]

it is a dist. wire for the pickup unit back to the ECU. you say it runs without it??? sounds like maybe someone has put in a points dist.?

thats exactly what i was thinking-i just went out and looked under my hood to be sure,but i have elctronic ignition and my wiring plugs into the dist.where it belongs

[Chryco Psycho]

being a red plug it must have been for something else or someone duplicated the harness when replacing an eletronic ign system

[defiance]

Yeah, crazy, that plug is EXACTLY the plug used for the distributor reluctor wires...  But all of them I've ever seen have been black, and the wire colors are wrong, too (should be black/grey).