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Number: 2887
From: "negusm" <negusm@y...>
Date: Wed Jun 4, 2003  4:04 pm
Subject: Re: Time to play, "WHAT IS THAT?"

Body:
My dad thinks it came off the fire wall. I guess I will need to do
some research and figure it out.

-Mike



--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "jdawg" <jdawg@e...> wrote:
> i guess its gonna be different on different years and even
different
> on the coupe and rag. whatever it is called, is located on my
> drivers side fenderwell right up near the front, totally visible.
> jdawg
>
>
>
>

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, orange86capri <no_reply@y...>
> wrote:
> > I just went and looked on my 85, and you all are right. The
thing
> I
> > was referring to on my buddies 84 was indeed the vacuum tree and
> now
> > that I look at my 85...the vacuum tree looks nothing like what
is
> > pictured. My mistake, sorry.
> >
> > I just asked my buddy and he thought it was the vacuum solenoids
> for
> > the heat controls, and maybe the a/c, and door locks. He
described
> it
> > to a "T".
> >
> >
> >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, ho660 <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > > Yep, I think you're right. It is mounted inside the Passenger
> inner
> > > fender(between inner fender and actual sheetmetal). I remember
> my
> > > friend restoring an 85 GT and pulling the nose off to find a
> pile
> > of
> > > spaghetti that looked alot like that....
> > >
> > > regards,
> > >
> > > Eric
> > >
> > >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "jeffascmclaren"
> > > <jeffascmclaren@h...> wrote:
> > > > To me it looks like the solenoids and stuff for the vapor
> > canistor
> > > > and emissions, not the vacuum tee on the firewall, but i
could
> be
> > > > wrong the pic is really close, but i am positive those
> solenoids
> > > > arent on the vac tee.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm" <negusm@y...>
> wrote:
> > > > > OK, laugh if you must but when we disassembled and then
> > > reassembled
> > > > > the 1985 coupe, we had a few "parts" left over. One has
us
> a
> > bit
> > > > > stumped. Now I haven't really focused efforts on the
engine
> > bay
> > > > yet
> > > > > and the car has an aftermarket carb and what not so this
> thing
> > > may
> > > > > be some run of the mill part that was in every Ford but it
> > seems
> > > to
> > > > > serve no use as of now:
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.ascmclarencoupe.com/misc/WhatIsIt.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > -Mike