One of my solenoid valves has been severed. Actually a part of the plastic body that the hoses connect to broke off (probably due to a ham-fisted mechanic), so I can't replace the hose. Exactly how bad is this, and how can I fix it?

 

what is it for? odds are you can just cap it off. or get a junk yard rats nest for 5$ and swap it

 

The solenoids have colored dots on them. Just grab the same thing out of the junkyard and they'll probably let you have it for free...just bolt in the replacement...fini...

 

Junkyard, eh? Ok.

 

man, the junkyards around here say "take it all or don't touch it" and if you say it's just for the little piece on it that's really not part of the whole assembly, they'll double the price. I think I'm gunna start up my own junkyard in my back yard

Jeff

 

Hey BATESEL welcome to the board!. What part of Colorado are you in?. Check out the Midwest forum for our next meet!.

 

Which one do you need? I still have all of mine from when i pulled the rats nest.... well all except one which i broke =]

 

Man,
when I took my emisions out I beat the living hell outta them

 

~T.J.

 

i got mine from a junkyard. they charged me 50 cents for it. not sure if it worked, but my car idles

 

Welcome to the baord BATESEL.

Stupid mechanics grrrr..... That's why you should always do your own work.

Either....

-Cap it.
-Find a used one from a junkyard.
-See anyone here as a extra one.

 

i'll hit up the junkyard this weekend and send it to ya if you tell me which one it is and paypal me $5 to cover shipping costs.

the part ain't no big thing. comes cheap at a junkyard.

oddly enough, i had the exact same thing happen to me after getting my car back from hayes.

 

I got probally 50 different solenoid valves here, pick one

 

Mike I need an orange one for my Protege

 

what are the pro's/cons of removing your emissions controls??

 

I hope you did a huge burnout on them

 

pro - ya get to beat the live'n hell outa 'em
con - ya gotta pay "da man" to pass emission tests