In removing my BVSV's I broke the violet/purple one a la #...05035
I ordered one online, for a handsome fee and it's on the way.
The one that is apparently discontinued, a la the pink one #...05046 made it out ok so far and I plan to put it back to work. I was going to get a spare just in case but am finding them rather hard to locate.
Questions;
1. Anyone got a spare pink one or a connect where they can be found?
2. Any ideas on how to clean my one and only pink one - or should I leave it well enough alone? I've heard of people soaking valves, etc. in a bag with Seafoam overnight...I'd like to keep this thing functional seeing as how it's likely my only one, but with my luck I'd ruin it trying to clean it.
Update;
In doing the BVSV check as outlined in the emissions manual, I think my surviving pink one is inop (I can blow air through the valve while it's cold...if I'm reading this correctly it should be shut until it warms up). So....maybe back to question #1.
How critical are these specific colors / temps. There are a number of BVSV's in service throughout numerous Toyota cars and trucks, but are different colors & part #'s so presumably somewhat different activating temps. Are any close enough to be used as a substitute? It's aggravating that I can find BVSV's for an old Celica all day long for $20 but nothing for the Cruisers. Is it that specific?
Ideas? Thanks.
I ordered one online, for a handsome fee and it's on the way.
The one that is apparently discontinued, a la the pink one #...05046 made it out ok so far and I plan to put it back to work. I was going to get a spare just in case but am finding them rather hard to locate.
Questions;
1. Anyone got a spare pink one or a connect where they can be found?
2. Any ideas on how to clean my one and only pink one - or should I leave it well enough alone? I've heard of people soaking valves, etc. in a bag with Seafoam overnight...I'd like to keep this thing functional seeing as how it's likely my only one, but with my luck I'd ruin it trying to clean it.
Update;
In doing the BVSV check as outlined in the emissions manual, I think my surviving pink one is inop (I can blow air through the valve while it's cold...if I'm reading this correctly it should be shut until it warms up). So....maybe back to question #1.
How critical are these specific colors / temps. There are a number of BVSV's in service throughout numerous Toyota cars and trucks, but are different colors & part #'s so presumably somewhat different activating temps. Are any close enough to be used as a substitute? It's aggravating that I can find BVSV's for an old Celica all day long for $20 but nothing for the Cruisers. Is it that specific?
Ideas? Thanks.
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