Morning Dave, I to could blame MR Smirnof for my lapses. Would you say I should remove everything, rod, actuator, solenoid and block the vac pipe and just tape the 12 volt supply or buy a new solenoid and put it back as it was? cheers Andy. P.S. I did try and send a pic of the solenoid but its on my phone and I don't know how to post pics on here.