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Fuel solenoid

11-01-2002, 12:27 PM

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dbartos

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Fuel solenoid

I had taken my truck to the dealer last week to have the engine checked ( I wanted to know if the turbo was working right.) they called me later that morning and said that the fuel shutoff solenoid was bad and needed to be replaced before they could check the turbo. They wanted over $600.00 just to replace the solenoid. I told them I would pass for now. It sounded to me like they just wanted to sell me a repair that I didn’t need. The solenoid seems to work fine to me. The truck starts good and shuts off fine. The problem is low fuel mileage. Can someone tell me why the fuel solenoid has 2 position and does it alow more fuel flow when running or when starting?

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