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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 07:02 PM
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very stupid question but the b16a vtec solenoid connector has two wires one black and one blue and the black is the ground and i just ground it out anywhere where it makes a good ground right?
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 07:06 PM
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yeah.. unscrew a 10mm bolt from the solenoid itself and stick it in there.
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 07:11 PM
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thanks man, its the dumb **** that gets me
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 07:19 PM
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no prob
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 09:28 PM
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duhhh .. anybody got a pic of the 2 wires from the vtec solenoid.. cus i only got 1
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 09:49 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 91civichatchCrX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">duhhh .. anybody got a pic of the 2 wires from the vtec solenoid.. cus i only got 1 </TD></TR></TABLE>

calm down smart guy..we all know what he meant
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 12:14 PM
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no haha i wasnt making talkin about wht he said.. im askin if there are supposed to be 2 wires from the vtec soleniod... because i only have 1 and my vtec isnt currently workinnn .. ty ty
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 12:18 PM
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solenoid has 1 green wire

pressure switch has 2 wires 1 black 1 blue
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 12:24 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 91civichatchCrX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no haha i wasnt making talkin about wht he said.. im askin if there are supposed to be 2 wires from the vtec soleniod... because i only have 1 and my vtec isnt currently workinnn .. ty ty</TD></TR></TABLE>

is your engine jdm obd2?

if so it doesnt have a pressure switch, the easy fix is to ground the ecu pin for the pressure switch. Or splice the pressure switch wire into the vtec solenoid wire.
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