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shiversc120 · 03-26-2006, 02:36 AM

i have an 88 gts and there is a wire on the left side of the engine(if you are at the front of the car looking in) that has a peice of metal bent in a u shape and stuck in it like in the positive and negative sides of the wire.. when you pull out this metal peice my car idols lower but other than that it doesent change anything. does anyone know what this is???

epyon22 · 03-26-2006, 10:29 PM

lol thats your throttle cable haha if you turn that "u" shaped thing it will rev your car lol

***REN69*** · 03-27-2006, 03:27 PM

hehe.. you learn something new everyday.

shiversc120 · 03-28-2006, 10:40 PM

wow just to let you know im not a fuckin idiot. i have been working on this car on and off for months it was sitting for 11 years and runs perfect now im not stupid i know a fair amout about cars expecially this car. its not that throttle it has nothing to do with it. I was thinking it is the MAF but its on the other side than the air box.......... its nothing incredibly important because i could rip the wire out of the car and it would still run, it would just idol down about 200rpms

***REN69*** · 03-29-2006, 12:43 AM

pics would help. We know you're not stupid and you know a lot about cars.. you just don't know what this cable is.

SR5_4WD · 03-29-2006, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by shiversc120

wow just to let you know im not a fuckin idiot. i have been working on this car on and off for months it was sitting for 11 years and runs perfect now im not stupid i know a fair amout about cars expecially this car. its not that throttle it has nothing to do with it. I was thinking it is the MAF but its on the other side than the air box.......... its nothing incredibly important because i could rip the wire out of the car and it would still run, it would just idol down about 200rpms

If your not an idiot, then why do you pull stuff off first, and then ask questions second??

AVANT · 03-29-2006, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by REN69

pics would help. We know you're not stupid and you know a lot about cars.. you just don't know what this cable is.

I agree with the 1st sentence. Need pictures.

epyon22 · 03-29-2006, 07:45 PM

yeah man from your description it sounded like a throttle cable and i dont mean to offend you but you never know with people on these forums. there was one guy who wanted to do an engine swap and didnt know what an ecu did

***REN69*** · 03-29-2006, 10:30 PM

hehe.. well.. maybe he always worked with carbed cars.

It's true though, I know people who don't even know how to check the air on their tires dude.

shiversc120 · 03-29-2006, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SR5_4WD

If your not an idiot, then why do you pull stuff off first, and then ask questions second??

becasue i didnt pull it off i got the car about 4 months ago and it was like that when i got it...

shiversc120 · 03-30-2006, 12:12 AM

here is some pics of the wire....

shiversc120 · 03-30-2006, 11:12 PM

wow really is that what it is i had no clue....

***REN69*** · 03-31-2006, 02:02 AM

yeah... that's what it is.

go to Toyota and ask a mechanic.. they would know.. I hope

Bingo · 03-31-2006, 02:49 PM

Geee... even I know what that is.

It's the flux capacitor !!

Don't mess with it !!!!

Bingo

epyon22 · 04-02-2006, 12:30 AM

i checked around my engine i didnt see any thing that looked like it and if i did it went into another wire look for that or it could be part of the whole wiring harness...eek that would be bad