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Odd PCV setup on 94 850 for sale on Craigslist/NJ

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https://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/d/lebano ... 62314.html

Take a look at the following in photo 5 of 11:
  • pipe coming up from PCV(?) box, instead of going under the plug cover it goes to a hardline and back across the engine??? OEM or a mod?
  • At 12 o'clock, right under the passenger wiper, what is that circle, horn looking thing? My '96 has a plug and bracket for that but nothing is there. Wondering if I'm missing something
  • Above the driver's strut tower, what is that wire and plug assembly that looks as though it is laying loose under the relay panel?
By the way, I really like the 93-94 red Hazard switch...would that work in a '96? If I ever find one I'm gonna grab it...

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SonicAdventure wrote: 10 Aug 2020, 00:56 https://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/d/lebano ... 62314.html

Take a look at the following in photo 5 of 11:
  • pipe coming up from PCV(?) box, instead of going under the plug cover it goes to a hardline and back across the engine??? OEM or a mod?
  • At 12 o'clock, right under the passenger wiper, what is that circle, horn looking thing? My '96 has a plug and bracket for that but nothing is there. Wondering if I'm missing something
  • Above the driver's strut tower, what is that wire and plug assembly that looks as though it is laying loose under the relay panel?
By the way, I really like the 93-94 red Hazard switch...would that work in a '96? If I ever find one I'm gonna grab it...

Sonic
It’s a, uh, horn thing.

It’s for the car alarm. Someone stole yours. Apparently.
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SonicAdventure wrote: 10 Aug 2020, 00:56 https://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/d/lebano ... 62314.html

Take a look at the following in photo 5 of 11:
  • pipe coming up from PCV(?) box, instead of going under the plug cover it goes to a hardline and back across the engine??? OEM or a mod?
  • At 12 o'clock, right under the passenger wiper, what is that circle, horn looking thing? My '96 has a plug and bracket for that but nothing is there. Wondering if I'm missing something
  • Above the driver's strut tower, what is that wire and plug assembly that looks as though it is laying loose under the relay panel?
By the way, I really like the 93-94 red Hazard switch...would that work in a '96? If I ever find one I'm gonna grab it...

Sonic
Bro you're a little confused. That "pcv mod" is the fuel return line. My NA has one as do all pre-motronic 4.3 NA cars. (LH 3.2)

The circle on the fire wall is for the alarm system.

The last one is the electrical connectors for the tracks system. This car is probably between 93-95. It's not listed in the ad. The owners manual is for a 94 though. Which makes it the same as my 95 except mine is manual.

Hope that helps.
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Post by bmdubya1198 »

I'm not sure what that connector on top of the strut tower is, but the computer is the ABS module. But yeah, callahanoffroad hit the nail on the head with everything! That's a fuel line, unrelated to the PCV.
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abscate wrote: 10 Aug 2020, 03:27
SonicAdventure wrote: 10 Aug 2020, 00:56 https://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/d/lebano ... 62314.html

Take a look at the following in photo 5 of 11:
  • pipe coming up from PCV(?) box, instead of going under the plug cover it goes to a hardline and back across the engine??? OEM or a mod?
  • At 12 o'clock, right under the passenger wiper, what is that circle, horn looking thing? My '96 has a plug and bracket for that but nothing is there. Wondering if I'm missing something
  • Above the driver's strut tower, what is that wire and plug assembly that looks as though it is laying loose under the relay panel?
By the way, I really like the 93-94 red Hazard switch...would that work in a '96? If I ever find one I'm gonna grab it...

Sonic
It’s a, uh, horn thing.

It’s for the car alarm. Someone stole yours. Apparently.
I guess so....I guess it wasn't armed so they went ahead and grabbed it when I wasn't looking :D

I currently have a lock/unlock only key fob transmitter. If I found one of these alarm horns, what other parts would I need to get an alarm in my car or is that too complex? I have the little alarm sensor for the dashboard, I pulled one from a junkyard thinking it was for the door unlock. Wish I had known to pull the horn from the same car...

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Post by abscate »

Alarms didn't come on Base models in the US, I think. Evita the S70 does not have an alarm.

Ill try searching threads for this add-on

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Alarm controller module ??
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Post by Cookeh »

If its a Guard II alarm set-up, quite a lot. Relay, the horn, the wiring harness to the horn, and the red blinky thing (technical term) that lives on the dash (with its wiring to of into the top of the alarm. Of course you'll also need a fob. If you want the immobilizer too then thats another relay and another harness.

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Post by bmdubya1198 »

Yeah, I wouldn't bother adding an alarm!
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Post by Stu70 »

:shock: I don’t have that horn under the bonnet either, and the plugs not fed when the alarm goes off. My siren is under the front right wheel arch liner ( fender liner), with an electronics box c/w internal battery.
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