hi and thanks paranoid
ok ive had a look at mine and ive found the 2 solenoids there what i wrongly discribed as an aluminum block i can see the rivits and the wires going into the bottom of the solenoids and one of the pipes to one of them has collapsed i,ll have to replace that pipe don,t think its helping matters. yes thanks id like to see some pics
pete........................
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hi paranoid
Thanks for he pics very clear looks the same as mine it seems like an easy job to replace. how can i be 100% sure thats the prob is there anyway of testing the solenoid. If you look at the air con solenoid in your pic you,ll see a little pipe that looks in an L shape then going into a little connection thats the one that has collapsed on mine ill try to get some pics on here of mine so you can see.
thanks agian Paranoid thats a big help.
Pete
Thanks for he pics very clear looks the same as mine it seems like an easy job to replace. how can i be 100% sure thats the prob is there anyway of testing the solenoid. If you look at the air con solenoid in your pic you,ll see a little pipe that looks in an L shape then going into a little connection thats the one that has collapsed on mine ill try to get some pics on here of mine so you can see.
thanks agian Paranoid thats a big help.
Pete
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When mine died, the coil on it went open circuit. Paranoid's test above is fairly a effective way of testing the valve, but if you're a bit squeamish about applying voltages to things, you can check the coil resistance with a meter. A good coil resistance, i.e. not open or short won't be conclusive that it works.
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Mine died open circuit too, but only after it had warmed up for a while.
Dave Burns gave me a good description of how it all works in this thread : http://www.andyspares.com/discussionfor ... IC_ID=1769
Dead simple to change.
Alan
Dave Burns gave me a good description of how it all works in this thread : http://www.andyspares.com/discussionfor ... IC_ID=1769
Dead simple to change.
Alan
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