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Old Jan 5, 2024 | 04:40 AM
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Hi everyone.
just wondering if anyone knows what the solenoid in the pic is.
Looks like it has not been connected for some time.


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Getting on with pulling the old girl apart...

 
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Old Jan 5, 2024 | 10:22 AM
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Can you get a picture from a different angle, perhaps, from the side?
I don’t recognize it at all, but if that is an electrical connection on top with the nuts, it’s probably just a fuel selector valve. Switches between two tanks.
Does your truck have two tanks, or just one?

And frankly, if it’s a tank switching valve, it would have three hose connections. If it’s got just two, then, perhaps it’s a shut off valve instead.
But from this angle, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one like that.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2024 | 10:23 AM
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By the way, what year and model truck is that?
 
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Old Jan 5, 2024 | 10:51 AM
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Solenoid?

It looks like a temperature sender that may have been for transmission cooling.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2024 | 12:00 PM
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If that's the only odd piece, it will be hard to guess. Looks like your truck was set up to transfer some liquid for some reason.

Is that a pulley on the driver side of the engine? What does it do?
 
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Old Jan 5, 2024 | 02:34 PM
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All I can add is that it's not original.

If it is indeed a solenoid, perhaps it was part of an anti-theft, fuel shut-off system.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2024 | 02:38 PM
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Looks like simple plumbing fittings. Maybe the thing on top is an electrical sensor, like Kenny was saying, threaded into a reducer bushing, threaded into a standard T-fitting.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2024 | 04:29 PM
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By the way, what year and model truck is that?
Yeah Hi mate
it's a 71 f250

 
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Old Jan 5, 2024 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Igor M.
Hi everyone.
just wondering if anyone knows what the solenoid in the pic is.
Looks like it has not been connected for some time.


Cheers in advance
Igor
Getting on with pulling the old girl apart...
has 2 tanks, manual type switch by the seat on the floor, and a electric switch on the dash

 
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Old Jan 5, 2024 | 04:50 PM
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If it's not original, I'm getting rid of it.
 
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when you get it out take another picture so we get a better look at it
Dave ----
 
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Old Jan 5, 2024 | 06:04 PM
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when you get it out take another picture so we get a better look at it
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Will do cheers Dave
 
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Pulley is power steer pump
 
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Old Jan 25, 2024 | 04:43 PM
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Ok here it is.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2024 | 04:45 PM
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Some sort of sensor. Not a solenoid.
 
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