I blew it up
09-29-07, 11:06 PM
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I blew it up
Well after 5 years a beatings the time bomb finally went off.... Was running 11 psi for 3 of them and last summer I upped it to 15psi. Tonight I was giving a old buddy a ride in it and when I went into 3rd she let loose. Right now she's sitting in a parking lot 40 miles from my house 
Tomorrow I'll go back to get it with a trailer and see what went wrong. Hope the turbo is still ok...
Tomorrow I'll go back to get it with a trailer and see what went wrong. Hope the turbo is still ok...
09-30-07, 03:05 PM
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Got her home and pulled the turbo/manifold... No good. Apex through the turbine from the rear rotor. I was able to stick a finger in the port to feel a gouge in the rotor housing also I'll have to take pics later...
I'll have to take pics later...
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damn that things been together forever! its older than the seizeatar...
10-01-07, 03:17 PM
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Ok I guess I will chime in and report that I dont know if I have internal damage yet but mine isnt running right either. Seems like something is a miss and it doesnt idle correctly, its at the shop, I will know soon whats up.
10-01-07, 10:39 PM
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Atleast its winter time there, now you will have something to do. Finally going inside the engine, heh. I was just thinking about you're ride, I bought an SA last week, got an RE sitting here ready to go in... Goodluck ol buddy
10-01-07, 11:31 PM
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Thanks for the support guys! Not sure what's in store for the car. First things first, crack the engine open to see how bad it is. At least now I can get those damn D port exh sleeves out of there!
10-01-07, 11:35 PM
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If you lost a rotor you'd know it. I had to hold ~1/4 throttle while cranking just to fire it up and a easy 1/8 to keep it running with no load. The front rotor got me back to the lot.
10-01-07, 11:49 PM
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Well after 5 years a beatings the time bomb finally went off.... Was running 11 psi for 3 of them and last summer I upped it to 15psi. Tonight I was giving a old buddy a ride in it and when I went into 3rd she let loose. Right now she's sitting in a parking lot 40 miles from my house Tomorrow I'll go back to get it with a trailer and see what went wrong. Hope the turbo is still ok...
Tomorrow I'll go back to get it with a trailer and see what went wrong. Hope the turbo is still ok...Sorry to hear about that. What were the specs on the motor/turbo/fuel injection?