Re: Ventillation system vacuum solenoids

[Bruce Kaye <bruce.kaye@edrd.dnd.ca>]

I had success a couple a years ago with dichloromethane (methylene
chloride).   It extracts the oil and tends to shrink the rubber diaphragms.
 Sorry off hand I don't know where you can get it.  Good Luck

At 07:51 AM 01/10/98 -0700, kahng@nimo.com wrote:
>Well,  I disassembled the whole business last night and pumped about a half
>of a can of CRC electronics cleaner
>through the solenoids to clean the oil out of them.
>
>Put it all together and they still don't work.  Oh well.  Evidently, once
>the rubber goods swell up inside the solenoid they are
>done for and can't be cleaned up.  Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
>
>Phase 2 will be to find a junk GM for replacements (which was the consensus
>all along).
>

Bruce 

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