84 Riviera 307 black box on drivers valve cover

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  1. buicksg

    buicksg Well-Known Member

    What is this for? Has an electrical connection on 1 side and looks like 2 vacuum lines coming out the other side. Says "AC Delco" on the side. It's a black plastic rectangular box on top of the drivers side valve cover near the back of the engine. This is the Olds 307 engine.
     
  2. buicksg

    buicksg Well-Known Member

    I think it has a vac line going to the egr as well?? Is it for both cruise and egr?
     
  3. buicksg

    buicksg Well-Known Member

    After looking at it again it does not appear to be connected to the cruise control but more to the EGR valve, is this an EGR module?
     
  4. GSX 554

    GSX 554 Gold Level Contributor

    A picture of the part would be better than guessing .
     
  5. buicksg

    buicksg Well-Known Member

  6. buicksg

    buicksg Well-Known Member

  7. Briz

    Briz Founders Club Member

    That is what acts as a computer. It controls timing and emissions and I believe also is tied in with the feed back carb. That car is a nightmare of hoses and wires. After I replaced the engine in mine I took it to the Buick dealer and had all of that replaced and correctly routed. 400$
     
  8. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

  9. Briz

    Briz Founders Club Member

  10. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

    I'm not sure what the OP is talking about. This box?

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  11. buicksg

    buicksg Well-Known Member

    Yes that is the box in question what does it do?
     
  12. Briz

    Briz Founders Club Member

    If I had it to do over again I would delete all that power robbing crap off the top of the engine. Drop in a regular HEI and a non feedback Q jet and be done with it.
     
  13. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

    That is hard to say. You need to trace all the connections to that box. You have the car, I can't see in the picture.
     
  14. Briz

    Briz Founders Club Member

    Its tied into the distribitor and the carb along with many of the sensors
     

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