Oh NO, my baby not feel so good
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Oh NO, my baby not feel so good
Started the car this morning to warm it up and O my god did she smoke. It was so bad that after about 5 minutes I decided to take a pic. It was atleast twice as bad as the picture indicates during the first couple of minutes.
I get in the car and the coolant buzzer is humming away but the compression is terrible so I just say **** it drive off to work. While driving to work the temp gauge rises to the top then drops all the way back down and finally returns to normal. Come home for lunch and no coolant buzzer no smoke and things seem normal. Come home after work and the coolant buzzer is back on but no smoke. Coolant is not leaking from the car the poor thing is just sucking it right in. What's amazing is compression is like 3.7 6.9 3.7 and it starts everytime with no problem and actually drives with good power up to 11lbs of boost but beyond that starts feeling a bit ill. Man this car has got some heart
Coolant is not yet blowing out of the exhaust and it's not yet blowing steam as I drive but that's most likey next unless I get the new engine in before she gives up the fight.
see pic
I get in the car and the coolant buzzer is humming away but the compression is terrible so I just say **** it drive off to work. While driving to work the temp gauge rises to the top then drops all the way back down and finally returns to normal. Come home for lunch and no coolant buzzer no smoke and things seem normal. Come home after work and the coolant buzzer is back on but no smoke. Coolant is not leaking from the car the poor thing is just sucking it right in. What's amazing is compression is like 3.7 6.9 3.7 and it starts everytime with no problem and actually drives with good power up to 11lbs of boost but beyond that starts feeling a bit ill. Man this car has got some heart
Coolant is not yet blowing out of the exhaust and it's not yet blowing steam as I drive but that's most likey next unless I get the new engine in before she gives up the fight.
see pic
Last edited by Fritz Flynn; Dec 7, 2007 at 09:01 PM.
Fritz-
that's nothing...here's mine when I after repairing a broken turbo shaft which was lodged in my center muffler. It was smoking for a half hour and my neighbors almost called the fire department.
John
that's nothing...here's mine when I after repairing a broken turbo shaft which was lodged in my center muffler. It was smoking for a half hour and my neighbors almost called the fire department.
John
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Fritz-
that's nothing...here's mine when I after repairing a broken turbo shaft which was lodged in my center muffler. It was smoking for a half hour and my neighbors almost called the fire department.
John
that's nothing...here's mine when I after repairing a broken turbo shaft which was lodged in my center muffler. It was smoking for a half hour and my neighbors almost called the fire department.
John
did u fix it??
wow fritz , time for single?
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tough one
Fritz;
A tough one she must be....
What symptoms can be expected next?
Do you have any ideas on how you will proceed if a new motor is required?
(specs/cost/vendor)
I hope this bit of misfortune does not impact on your Summit Point activities!
With respect,
Steve (with a suspect motor or turbo coolent hoses...)
A tough one she must be....
What symptoms can be expected next?
Do you have any ideas on how you will proceed if a new motor is required?
(specs/cost/vendor)
I hope this bit of misfortune does not impact on your Summit Point activities!
With respect,
Steve (with a suspect motor or turbo coolent hoses...)
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Originally Posted by Jodeny
Fritz-
that's nothing...here's mine when I after repairing a broken turbo shaft which was lodged in my center muffler. It was smoking for a half hour and my neighbors almost called the fire department.
John
that's nothing...here's mine when I after repairing a broken turbo shaft which was lodged in my center muffler. It was smoking for a half hour and my neighbors almost called the fire department.
John
That looks worse than an ATF treatment.
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Originally Posted by Steve Robertson
Fritz;
A tough one she must be....
What symptoms can be expected next?
Do you have any ideas on how you will proceed if a new motor is required?
(specs/cost/vendor)
I hope this bit of misfortune does not impact on your Summit Point activities!
With respect,
Steve (with a suspect motor or turbo coolent hoses...)
A tough one she must be....
What symptoms can be expected next?
Do you have any ideas on how you will proceed if a new motor is required?
(specs/cost/vendor)
I hope this bit of misfortune does not impact on your Summit Point activities!
With respect,
Steve (with a suspect motor or turbo coolent hoses...)
I have a jspec I just bought that will be going in the car shortly. Next month or so.
I'll be at Summit plenty with the NASA later in the year and may also attend some seat time days. Currently this car is my daily driver but my track car is also in trouble. It's getting a new trans and oil pan leak fixed right now.
I really love this car and can't wait to have her running well again and back on the track
My goal is to get the weight way down with mostly stock parts and see what kind of laps times I can squeeze out of her.
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Originally Posted by rotoboy661
damn man
did u fix it??
wow fritz , time for single?
did u fix it??
wow fritz , time for single?
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replacement motor
Fritz;
Glad to hear you have a replacement motor already!
What are the "pros" of a jspec motor?
Who will be doing the install of the new motor?
Will that be a stock trans. on your race car?
Well hope to see you at the NASA events.
Steve
Glad to hear you have a replacement motor already!
What are the "pros" of a jspec motor?
Who will be doing the install of the new motor?
Will that be a stock trans. on your race car?
Well hope to see you at the NASA events.
Steve
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