MBC fitting

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chriskay
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MBC fitting

Post by chriskay » Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:38 pm

Hi, can someone please remind me how to fit an MBC please?

Thanks, Chris.
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Post by robkendall » Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:03 am

black hose from the turbo to mbc in port
red hose from actuator to the mbc out port

(colours might differ, but thats what they were on my last tub)
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Post by chriskay » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:27 am

Thanks, Rob; what about the 3rd. port?
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Post by JohnTurbo » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:52 am

I had more sucess splicing my MBC inline in the black hose, and leaving the solenoid in the loop.
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