Air Injection System: Description
This system controls CO, HC and NOx emissions by injecting secondary air into the exhaust system to cause further burning of exhaust gases. System consists of an air pump, 2 check valves, an air control valve, a relief solenoid valve, a switching solenoid valve, a heat hazard sensor, a monolith converter and a pellet converter.
Air is drawn from the clean side of the air cleaner by the air pump and directed to the air control valve under pressure. From the air control valve, secondary air is directed (by the switching solenoid valve) "downstream" to the pellet converter or "upstream" to the exhaust port.
The secondary air system contains 2 check valves to prevent exhaust gas from leaking back into the air pump. The switching solenoid valve directs secondary air through the air control valve "downstream" and/or "upstream", based upon engine temperature, manifold vacuum and engine speed. The relief solenoid valve controls the amount of air injected according to intake manifold vacuum.
Under normal operating conditions, part of the secondary air supplied by the air pump is directed back to the air cleaner. The heat hazard sensor lights an exhaust temperature warning light on the instrument panel if exhaust temperatures become excessive.