Engine/Transmission (1994 - 1998) Thanks to the forum - fuel shutdown solenoid

[SteveAnsley]

Just got through installing my needle valve into the fuel inlet banjo - in the process of rotating it I hit the rubber boot (or what's left of it, should have replaced it awhile ago).



Re-hooked everything and cranked it a couple times to bleed the air - fired right up.

Whent out to run to the store and it would die immediately upon starting.



Thanks to spending time here I realized it was probably the fuel shutdown solenoid.

Pulled the solenoid and a piece of the boot had gotten caught up in the spring.

Pulled everything apart, cleaned it up and re-installed it without the boot for the time being so I'm at least mobile.



Plan on ordering a new boot from Larry B.

Or should I just rig it w/ a bicycle tube?

For those that did the bike tube thing - what size tube? I'm assuming a mountain buke tube would be best.

How did it seem to seal up around the edges?

Or, is it best to do the Larry thing?

 

[KYOUNG]

i have done the bike tube, i just left it open on the bottom... ... Piers has the boot for cheap though just bought one for my 98...

 

[RottenRon]

I used a mountain bike tube and zap straps to replace my boot. Been that way over two years with no problems.

 

[GAmes]

I've been driving with no boot for over 200k. About once every 50k or so I have to pull the solenoid off and clean up the plunger.