80 series Performance - Fuel Cut Solenoid

Justin
The fuel cut sol is what stops the engine
Remove the wire and undo the solenoid, there is a small gause filter under the solenoid - an easy job
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Hi Wazza
You could fit an imobiliser with the relay on that wire. Can you imagine them trying to clutch it???
I would definately keep that solenoid in the pump unless you cant find anything else wrong. Remember, there is a fuel filter before the pump and gauze, and its more probable it is blocked partially at the fuel filter causing low power.
Give us some other data like
1 how much smoke comes out the bum/what colour
2 fuel economy good or bad
3 hard to start/runs on all 6 cylinders straight away
4 how many kms travelled
5 do u use algaie treatment
6 do u use thesame fuel supply all the time
7 is it Woolworths?? :-)
Other things to check are inlet filter, aswell as muffler.Sometimes the guts falls appart inside and restricts flow.
I would say(with my exray vision) it needs a once over and if that doesnt help, injecters cleaned.
Andrewwheredayathinkwer mike?

Justin. The fuel shut off solenoids I've worked on are merely an electro-magnetic solenoid whereby the core doubles as a needle which, when not energised, is forced into its mating seat by spring tension. When you turn your key to 'on', power is sent to the solenoid, energising it and drawing the needle back off the seat and hence allowing the passage of fuel. I've never seen one with a gauze strainer but I imagine it would not be difficult to clean. I have an 80 series with a 1hz and have had a 'secret switch' on my solenoid circuit for years. Find the wires that provide power to the solenoid and 'Tee' a new wire off one of them which you run to a toggle switch in the cab. From the other side of the switch, run a wire to ground. With the switch 'activated', should a would-be thief try and start the engine, the fuse in the in-cab fuse bank blows and so even if the thief finds your handy work and bypasses it, he also has to know about the blown fuse. Heres 2 tips. Break into the solenoid wire in a very inconspicuous place and hide your work (a good thief will look straight away for evidence of wire modifications). Secondly, hide your switch in the most strangest but accessible place as most thieves already know all the usual hiding places. This method is not totally infallible but at least it's a start at stopping the *# stards. When refitting the solenoid, just tighten it firmly and DO NOT lean sideways on the spanner...a ring spanner is preferable to an open ender. P.S I supposedly get a discount on my car insurance for having an engine immobiliser fitted. It's easy! You can do it.