Help identify a switch/regulator

[Marco Weibel]

I had too much coffee this morning ...
The part in question actually screws in the cylinder head !


On 2014-05-02, at 10:03 AM, Marco Weibel <wemaca at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yesterday I was replacing a brake line from the master on the 84 CGT. As the fitting was rotten and rounded i used vice-grips with success...  I set the tool to rest on the valve cover and went on to un-bend the line for extraction knocking the tool off its place with my elbow. As gravity took over (I witnessed everything helplessly in what seemed to be slow-mo with my hands wedged between firewall and a maze of hoses and wires) the 'grips broke one of two small vacuum-line plastic-spigots on a part that screws into the engine block on the way down.
> Squirrels, birds, possibly anything able to hear fled in an expanding circle as I vented my frustration.
> No real clue what I just damaged I removed the other line from the switch/regulator and used the broken-off spigot to connect the two,in turn bypassing the damaged part.
> After finishing the brake-line job I started the engine to check for any change in operation. Ran smooth at idle and at speed. 
> This morning I invested an hour on the www to find out what that part is without luck.
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> It is screwed in the block at the hight of cyl #5 and has two vacuum-line spigots protruding in a 'V' shape.
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> What is this part called and what is its function ?
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> Does it screw into the engine blocks coolant or oil passages ?
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> (If i remove the part i can potentially fix it  with epoxy even tho it broke right at the base by inserting some wire or similar through the remaining hole to guide the broken spigot and be generous with the glue.)
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> Thanks to anyone who can enlighten me :)
> Cheers
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> Marco Weibel
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