Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 08:05:01 -0500 From: "Walt Kienzle" <wkienzlenopsam.net> Subject: Re: Calling all "What's that thingy?" experts ...
> > What is it? > > "Air solenoid" I think might be the technical term. I always thought they were called "vacuum motors". Walt Kienzle 1991 9000T <davehinznopsamcop.net> wrote in message news:bdknm6$tmolb$7nopsam34476.news.dfncis.de... > Someone who looks an awful lot like Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > Okay, it's "name that thingy" time again. No comments please Hinz :) > > Damn. > > > Today, I have had the speaker units out of the dash. Thanks everyone for not > > telling me that *everything* is so much more accessible through these > > apertures! > > Hey Paul, ...er, nevermind. I'll behave. > > > There is a "thingy" (gold/bronze in colour) that looks like the working end > > of the wastegate actuator facing out of the upper LHS of the void behind the > > dash. There is a vac port with no line connected. The vac line (labelled > > -3-) is pretty much the right length to connect to this device, so I > > connected it up. No change whatsoever - better or worse. > > Open/closes the flappers for the dash ventilation ducts, I would > guess? My c900 manuals are on loan so I can't check for sure. Does > it look like the actuator on the fresh-air flap under the hood > vent, by any chance? Definately fits the description. Have > you run through all of the vent positions in your control valve? > That's all pneumatic, as you've probably noticed. I'd bet that's > what you're looking at, and I bet the #3 hose would have had > suction on it in one or more switch positions. > > > What is it? > > "Air solenoid" I think might be the technical term. > > Dave "How'd I do?" Hinz >
