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So I'm coming close to finishing my 3.4 (carbed) swap into my 85 jimmy and I have a couple questions. I've done several forum searches and haven't found what I'm looking for
All emissions and other non-essential stuff is removed. Why? Because I don't need it here and no one checks. Also I'm confident the evap and AIR systems dont work. EGR and EFE will stay, if I can get them to work right
So on my 2.8 there were 2 thermal vacuum switches and one thermal-electric switch into my intake manifold.
I also have what appear to be 2 temp sensors in the corner of each head.
Since my machinist put the existing steel plugs back into the 3.4 heads and I don't have a tool capable of getting them out, is it possible to put the head temp-sensors into the intake manifold, and will they still read properly with the t-stat closed?
Also, once I get tired of playing with the carb, is there any advantage at all to going with a gen 1 mpfi setup?
Now, before you tell me iron heads suck and blah blah blah, I spent a lot of money getting them rebuilt, so they're here to stay for a while.
I love that raspy gurgle sound those old mpfi cars make and all that stuff is dirt cheap around here.
Thank guys!
All emissions and other non-essential stuff is removed. Why? Because I don't need it here and no one checks. Also I'm confident the evap and AIR systems dont work. EGR and EFE will stay, if I can get them to work right
So on my 2.8 there were 2 thermal vacuum switches and one thermal-electric switch into my intake manifold.
I also have what appear to be 2 temp sensors in the corner of each head.
Since my machinist put the existing steel plugs back into the 3.4 heads and I don't have a tool capable of getting them out, is it possible to put the head temp-sensors into the intake manifold, and will they still read properly with the t-stat closed?
Also, once I get tired of playing with the carb, is there any advantage at all to going with a gen 1 mpfi setup?
Now, before you tell me iron heads suck and blah blah blah, I spent a lot of money getting them rebuilt, so they're here to stay for a while.
I love that raspy gurgle sound those old mpfi cars make and all that stuff is dirt cheap around here.
Thank guys!