I know what you are talking about. Its the tan wire going into the harness by the passenger side, correct? Get under the dash by the passenger side and pull the electrical tape off the harness and you will find a foot or so of extra slack, you can then pull the tan wire out in the engine bay much further

 

So with my parents visiting this weekend, my dad and I spent a couple hours working on the car today. First off, we were able to get the wire fixed. It wasn't easy, but we got it, and it's giving a good reading. We did plan on doing the valve adjustment as well, but after running the car for a while to get it up to temperature, it actually sounded really good...valvetrain didn't seem to be making all that noise like it sounded like in the video I had up a couple weeks ago. I think that noise must just have been the leaky headers. Regardless, the car didn't sound anywhere close as rough as it did before. It was enough that I'm relatively convinced that the valve adjustment is probably fine the way it is. I'll have to shoot a video and put it up so you guys can see what I mean. What we did discover, though, is that the block-off plate that goes onto the header itself leaks like a sieve. We took it back off and put some copper silicone on it. That helped, but it still leaks a little bit. Either way, my current plan is to take it to get the oil changed Monday after work, wash it, then drive it everywhere for the next two or three weeks before putting it in storage.

 

And let there be life



After work today I took it to get an oil change, then drove it to my friend's house and back (about 20 mins one way, mix of highway and city driving). Other than the exhaust leak from the EGR block-off plate on the header, no issues to report

 

Looks great! I like the wheels, much better than my salad spinners!

 

very nice looking Z!

 

SES light came on tonight when I was driving back from church. Got home, plugged in my scanner, and it came back as P1441 Evaporative Emission (EVAP) System Flow During Non-Purge. This is a new one for me, how can it be corrected and how will this affect the vehicle?

 

EVAP purge valve was open when it should not have been. I'd replace the purge valve.

 

Could that be caused by the emissions deletion that I just did? (just deleted EGR and AIR)

 

After doing a little research this morning, I found a place where it says this fault will cause the engine to run lean...I cleared the code last night, so we'll see if it comes back when I drive it tonight.

 

EVAP is separate from AIR and EGR. If it comes back on I'd look to replace the purge valve...I think they're only like $20. You could also check to make sure all the vacuum lines for it are good and the plug for it is in good shape.