Federal and High Altitude Man. Trans. Only

1983 Honda Prelude AutomaticSECTION Federal and High Altitude Man. Trans. Only
  1. Disconnect hose from vacuum switch B and connect hand vacuum pump to the hose. Apply vacuum to the switch. There should be voltage at control unit Green wire when less than 4 in. Hg vacuum is applied. If there is no voltage, replace vacuum switch and retest.
  2. Disconnect hose from vacuum switch A and connect hand vacuum pump to the hose. Apply vacuum to the switch. There should be voltage at control unit Blue/Black wire when less than 9.8 in. Hg vacuum is applied. If there is no voltage, replace vacuum switch and retest.
Fig 1: Main Air Jet Control System Dotted line shows manual transmission vehicle.
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