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'97 challenger fuel and battery cable questions

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vilord

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Two quick questions as I get this thing back together.
The fuel vent one-way valve is completely not there, ordered a replacement.
There is a hose that runs from next to the filler neck and just sortof coils up in the engine bay, goes nowhere, I think that is the main vent line that should be running to the valve.

Here's the question:
There are four fittings coming off the baffle in the tank, primary, reserve, return, vent. Which are which? Some previous owner bypassed the reserve so I currently have fuel out, return, vent, vent, and I want to put it back. Checking the shop manual and the parts book both give me good diagrams, but none are specific enough to tell me which goes to what on the top of the baffle.
Does anyone else have a challenger that could photograph and label their baffle and lines?

And for the battery cables, I have one negative and one positive. Is this correct, or is there a second negative that I haven't been able to locate?

Thanks for all the help!
 
This should help; with the notch on the left, looking down at it, going clockwise, Return from carb is above it. Next is ON from the selector, Next is Vent to the check valve, and last is Reserve from the selector.

For the batteries if you have 2 engines each will have a red cable from the battery to the solenoid in the Mpem, The battery grounds, 1 will go to the mpem grounding stud inside the box and 1 will go to the engine.

I hope this helps.

Karl
 
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I tried to get you a picture...it won't reproduce...sorry...use my typed guide lines instead...

Karl
 
I'll take a look at it tonight. Thank you!
With just one engine, I guess I'll have one positive from battery to solenoid, as for ground I wonder where the engine ground is going to? Hmm... Gotta love previous owners!
 
With one engine, the ground from the battery goes to the engine by the starter. Be sure its clean and has a good connection.

Karl
 
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