ok my friend broke something on my car ....and i want to know how much it will cost to replace....its the one of the little colored box things right next to the carb...its the one on the far left..... how much is a new one?
and i think because my friend keeps ditching me every freakin weekend that im going to hold a engine day or something....where ill provide a grill,meat,and beer for whoever wants to come help put this puppy in...cuz i need someone with experiance so this never happens again...just a side note i like to do the work myself so dont be suprised if i would get pushy

 

Maybe I'll stop by when I get my Rx-7 running again.

 

Those little solenoids? Yeah, those break real easy, don't they. I don't know how much they cost, last time I broke one I just grabbed another one from a spare rack that I had.

 

i broke one when moving my engine too.. just left it that way. figured that it was just emissions and so not that important

 

it didnt hurt your car to leave it that way?

 

not that i have noticed

 

Indianna means say good bye to all of them

 

The solenoids do various things varying with the model year; the main things are vacuum advance, deceleration shiznit, ac if you have it, the pcv system, etc.. you can always check your Haynes manual for the specifics of what you broke. Personally I'd rather either have it all working right or ditch it entirely - if you want to replace it your best bet is to hit a junkyard or find someone on here with a spare.

 

Is it is one of the color coded ones???

If it is, yank the whole kit-and-kaboodle. It's emmisions equipment and as long as you don't live in an emissions controlled state, it's not worth having.

cheers'

 

Where in Indiana do you live?? I'm in Louisville. You a member of the Kentuckiana Rx-7 club?? If you need help with the engine, let me know. I'm sure I could lend a hand. And as for the emmissions garbage, just rip it off. Did mine last weekend and the car is much happier.

 

darn you people with no emissions laws!!! i try and pull off all my solenoids and can het slapped with a 10,000 dollar fine!!!boo hoo hoo

 

california smog ***** suck..

 

rx-7 girl If I were you I would go to the local junkyard and pick up another, or even a whole new set. I don't have emissions testing but I think I will leave mine on because I don't wanna blow huge amounts of smog out the the tailpipe. I also have an idea for a highflow presilencer that acts as a catylitic converter. I will make it a separate thread though.

 

I got lots of spare emmisions solenoids, you pay shipping and I'll send you as many as you need.

 

if i cant find one at a junkyard then ill hit you up.........oh and who has ripped out the ac? i want to cuz it doesnt work..and indiana doesnt get that hot for me to need it

 

i have. its not that hard. the fittings on the hoses are tough to break loose on some and the cast iron mount takes some ingenious manipulation of the socket wrench. all'n'all it took me maybe an hour to get it off and that was blabbing while i was working. you will dump a lot of weight and free up a large area in the drivers side of the bay.

 

if you donot run your a/c then it is definatly worth taking off. more so than the wieght reduction, by taking the a/c off you will reduce drag on the crank, and thus more power...

 

There's only drag on the system when the A/C is powered on. When it's off, all you're doing is turning a pulley - the compressor itself does not turn.

 

granted most of the drag is from when the a/c is on.. but i thought that there was still a little drag from the pully itself

 

If you rip out the A/C then your car won't be completly stock, now will it

 

i bought a replacement for $1 from a junkyard. works like a charm.

 

Anyone else want some of these solenoids? I got three full racks and they have been taking up space too long, I'll just ditch 'em if no one has a use.

 

well nimrod how much do you want for shipping

 

i have all the solenoids off my car and i live in Louisville. If you want, you can come get one from me. I would just reccomend ditching it all and getting a PO Box in a county with no emissions(thats what I did ) I also have removed the A/C and its really not too hard. If you want I can help you with both. Just let me know. My e-mail is CrazyJoe24v@yahoo.com

 

hehe if ya want ill hit ya up