So I bought another NOS TCS solenoid switch. (That makes three now!)
So is there a way to bench test this thing out of the car? Meaning, is there a way to get it to do what it's supposed to do by introducing voltage to it? I do have a vacuum pump to make life easier. I'm not sure what kind of voltage it would accept...12 volts or less than that?
Also, which port should the 'out' vacuum hose be connected to? The service manual shows the one on the side with the one on the end plugged. Is there a difference between the two? The reason I ask is that I'm getting vacuum from the one that branches off the side all the time when the car is warm. (This is the one that the manual shows it connected to) When I reversed the connections - plugged the one off the side and connected the hose to the one on the end, I would only get vacuum passing when I grounded the terminal on the switch - sounds like that's the way it should work. So I'm wondering why there are two 'out' vacuum ports. Is one supposed to give vacuum full-time while the other gives it only when the internal plunger gets kicked off electrically?
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