FunchFries88

First post here, and I'm a little irritated that I needed any help at all, but I'm no mechanic. I'm attempting to replace the water pump on my '88 and I found an awesome article on how to do it, but I seem to have gotten stuck on removing the solenoids. https://www.corvetteforum.com/articl...-timing-chain/


^That's the reference I'm using btw. How do you go about removing the diverter solenoid? I pulled the hose clamps, and found the electrical connection after some digging, but I only have access to one bolt that holds it onto the body, the other lies beneath the diverter solenoid, and as far as I can see there is no way to access it.


I know it should be a simple removal, and that's why this is so irritating to me.


The part of the article I'm using as a reference in this follows in blue:


There are two components mounted
right over the front of the engine related to the A.I.R. system. These
components are connected with rubber hoses attached with clamps. The component located closest to the A/C Compressor is the Air Switch
Solenoid. The component located in the center front of the engine is the
Air Control (Diverter) Solenoid. Loosen the hose clamp at the A.I.R. pump
connecting the hose from the Air Control Solenoid. (This was easy enough to figure out) Remove the bolt
attaching the Air Control Solenoid to the top of the Waterpump. (Did this, but again there seems to be another one I do not have access to) Remove the
vacuum hose and the electrical connector from the Air Control Solenoid. (Found the electrical connector, previous owner forced it into the solenoid box)
Disconnect the hoses connecting the Air Control Solenoid to the Inlet
Filter Tube (lower hose) and to the Air Switch Solenoid. Now remove the
Air Control Solenoid. (Disconnected the hoses easily enough, but the Solenoid seems no less attached to the Pump)
� To remove the Air Switch Solenoid, loosen
the hose clamp at the rear of the Solenoid and pull the hose off.
Disconnect the electrical connector. Remove the two 10mm screws attaching
the Air Switch Solenoid to the A/C Compressor Bracket. Disconnect the Air
Switch Solenoid from the lower hose. Leaving the vacuum hose in place
(it’s retained by a locking feature that you can remove if you want
to, but I just leave it), remove the Air Switch Solenoid and lay it over
towards the driver’s side of the engine out of the way.
�
Remove the electrical connector from the A/C Compressor


I apologize if there is already a thread on this, but I kept searching and didn't find one. Like I said, I'm no mechanic, but I'd like to learn more about my car as I want to eventually do a tranny swap.


Thanks for any help you guys can provide,


Funch

FunchFries88

Ok, found the second bolt, after some plastic removal. Onto the next solenoid!

Cliff Harris

Maybe this would be helpful:

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...placement.html