output diagnostic

Trevor Irwin trirwin at indiana.edu
Thu Jun 7 00:20:31 EDT 2001


Thanks, but now I have a silly question: since this is normal, why does
the Bentley say that you must close the full throttle switch before the
carbon canister and idle stabilizer will click?

On Wed, 6 Jun 2001, Konstantin Bogach wrote:

> It is normal. Each solenoid except cold start valve clicks until you step to
> the next test. Cold start valve cycles 10 sec and stops to avoid overflooding.
> 
> Konstantin Bogach.
> 
> Trevor Irwin wrote:
> 
> >  When I do the output diagnostic, the carbon canister solenoid and the
> > idle stabilizer valve both "click" continouosly *before* I close the full
> > throttle switch--indeed, the full throttle switch has no effect on their
> > "clicking". On the other hand, the cold start valve only clicks (for a
> > total of ten seconds) when the full throttle switch is closed. I know that
> > the full throttle switch is good. Is this normal?
> > (oh, the car is a '90 100)
> >
> > -------------------------------
> > T. L. Irwin
> > T104 Coordinator
> > Swain East 335
> > 855-3573
> > php.indiana.edu/~trirwin
> 
> 

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T. L. Irwin
T104 Coordinator
Swain East 335 
855-3573
php.indiana.edu/~trirwin




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