Vacuum solenoids

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Matcoupe80
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Vacuum solenoids

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Hi all im after some information on what solenoid is for what.. Im guessing the 3 on the bulkhead are turbo solenoid nearest the drivers side then egr? Then?? Also the other solenoids what do they control and can they be deleted ie dozer valve? Thanks
GingerMagic
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Re: Vacuum solenoids

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All the solenoids can be deleted ( removed vacuum but not the connector unless remapped accordingly ) apart from the turbo and swirl, even the swirl can be bypassed to eliminate it as a possible leak, as can the vacuum reservoir under the servo.
Matcoupe80 wrote:Hi all im after some information on what solenoid is for what.. Im guessing the 3 on the bulkhead are turbo solenoid nearest the drivers side then egr? Then?? Also the other solenoids what do they control and can they be deleted ie dozer valve? Thanks
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