I have no idle stop solenoid on my car. A mechanic that was looking at the car said that not all 68 firebirds came with them. He said that he thought that only cars that had air conditioning had them. (Mine has no AC.) This is the first time I have heard this. Was it a standard item for all 68 firebirds?
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
Yup, also referred to as a "anti-dieseling" solenoid. Has 12 volts constant with key on regardless of A/C operation...question is, "was there an A/C kicker solenoid on a/c equipped cars?"
I stand corrected. Mine is now wired to bump the idle when the a/c in turned on
That works too. Other than being "correct", I don't think they are any good for there original purpose, being as we are not concerned as much with emissions on these vehicles these days.
Except that I wouldn't want mine to diesel when it is shut off. I recall it going through a period that it would run on back when it was a couple/few years old (and the 10.75:1 compression ratio was fresh). In addition to being annoying, I thought that jerking run-on can't be good for it. I don't recall how it was fixed. I may look back in the early service records to see.
I remember some cars back then could be shut off, locked and the engine would still be sputtering and coughing as you walked away.
What usually happened is after a few years, which back then is like ten years of wear and tear now, carbon builds up on the pistons and increases the compression and also absorbs and holds gas, so when you shut down the motor the engine "dieseled" due to the higher compression (on an already high compression engine) and the gas being present in the carbon build up for your fire. Before the first rebuild of my engine, I remember being able to shut it down and while it was dieseling, just turn the key to run and it would continue on not missing a beat.
