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FJ40Jim · 04-08-08, 12:39 AM

Did you troubleshoot the problem to verify the solenoid is bad?
Usually the solenoid is good, but the engine fuse blows, or the computer craps out and no longer provides a good idle signal.
The solenoid just unthreads w/ a 12mm open end.

Carb rebuilds are a 10yr/100K maintenance item, IMHO.

04-08-08, 12:39 AM	#2
FJ40Jim Cruiser Curmudgeon Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lancaster, Ohio, USA TLCA# 1914 Posts: 3,354	Did you troubleshoot the problem to verify the solenoid is bad? Usually the solenoid is good, but the engine fuse blows, or the computer craps out and no longer provides a good idle signal. The solenoid just unthreads w/ a 12mm open end. Carb rebuilds are a 10yr/100K maintenance item, IMHO. __________________ Thanks, Jim C. TLC Performance Underhood Janitor, cleaning up other people's since 1988. Buy my Ebay junk!