Carb Idle Speed Solenoid

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Scott91370

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I think there is a wire that is setup to go to a carburetor solenoid so when you turn on the AC it opens the throttle slightly to keep idle. I'm going to use it to activate the electric fan(s) on mine.
Can someone confirm it is the pink/black wire #39 in this diagram? I was thinking it was green but apparently I was wrong/confused.
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I don't think that one does what you want it to. I believe that one opens the throttle slightly whenever the ignition is on, to help prevent run-on. Which is why the wire is pink instead of green.
 

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On my '79 it was the green wire that is tied into the A/C clutch. Bumps the idle when the clutch kicks in. You may not be able to blow this picture up, but I did prior to posting and the wire is green.

I believe the pink/black is an ignition "on" hot. I used that to power my relay for my aux electric fan. On my 454 there is a temp sensor (ground) the closes the relay when it gets to temp.



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Thanks for the input guys!! I thought I used the green wire but my fan isn't kicking on. Time for some troubleshooting.
 

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