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    Cunning Linguist Domestic Engineer The Last Streetfighter's Avatar
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    It has 2 hoses that go to the engine. And 2 wires that go nowhere (b&w and some other colour)
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    Default Re: What is this thing?

    Can you get a close up picture of what the hoses go to (other end besides the engine)

    I'm gona take a guess and say the pipes are from a vaccum switch (on the firewall) for the A/C idle up. The wires tell it to switch on/off when you switch your AC on/off. could be wrong tho.

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    Here is a closer look. 1 to the Air Intake after the AFM, the other to the Fuel Rail?
    The auto elec who wired up the AC reckoned it wasn't an ilde controller (because that is what I suggested to him) but the car does stall when bouncing to idle now when the Aircon is on sometimes...
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    crickey 1 hose to th fuel rail and 1 to the air intake after the afm! i'm baffled as to what the hell that is

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    Default Re: What is this thing?

    Sure it goes to fuel and not vacuum? Pull it off and see if air goes in, or fuel comes out...

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    Default Re: What is this thing?

    its going to vacumn not fuel
    id say its a idle control valve for the AC
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    Default Re: What is this thing?

    Looks like a vacuum switch, to partially block the vacuum going to the fuel pressure regulator on the fuel rail, which will increase the fuel pressure when switched on, running rich and idling up... probably switched from the air con, as previously stated.

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    Default Re: What is this thing?

    thats just kooky, but o_man_ra23 your a wise man and probably correct.

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    Default Re: What is this thing?

    dunno bout wise, but kooky is quite often the way to get ppl to think other than the obvious, and find the correct answer themselves.

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    Default Re: What is this thing?

    Yeah, i can confirm that. Its the idle air control for the aircon. GZEs and 16vs have them too.

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    The auto elec who wired up the AC reckoned it wasn't an ilde controller (because that is what I suggested to him) but the car does stall when bouncing to idle now when the Aircon is on sometimes...
    this does suggest that your auto-sparkey may have guessed other things - anything else wrong with your car? found a more reliable idiot to ruin the electrics in your vehicle?

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    Well, now that you mention it. The AC now does not turn off just with the button. You actually have to turn the fan down to 0 to get the AC to disengage. Idiots.

    AK did my conversion and SX cluster wiring and they are 100% fine.
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    go back to ak to fix it up
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    Default Re: What is this thing?

    So, those 2 stray wires coming off the A/C idle up solenoid, what should I wire them to?
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    Default Re: What is this thing?

    that valve.... would be a start..
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