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team3s            Tuesday, January 11 2000            Volume 01 : Number 020

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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 22:57:43 GMT
From: "Tim DeKeyser" <tdekeyser@hotmail.com>
Subject: Team3S: ECS 'sport' light is flashing!

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Stupid light is driving me crazy, and the car is bouncing like the shocks
are on 'SUPER-HARD'. I feel like I'm in a LOW-RIDER.
I read somewhere that it is a broken wire under the hood. Can I just order
the assembly from Mitsubitshi?
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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 15:55:26 -0800
From: "Darcy" <w.c.e@home.com>
Subject: Re: Team3S: ECS 'sport' light is flashing!

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Hi Tim;

The Mitsu fix is of course an alternative, albeit an expensive one. Try
checking the wires and connections under the rubber boots at the top of the
shock towers (worn wires, shorts or poor connections). This is where the
problem normally occurs and your time to repair it is all that is involved.
Check the archives for more information as this has been covered in depth
previously.

Best

Darc

- -----Original Message-----
From: Tim DeKeyser <tdekeyser@hotmail.com>
To: team3s@stealth-3000gt.st <team3s@stealth-3000gt.st>
Date: Monday, January 10, 2000 2:58 PM
Subject: Team3S: ECS 'sport' light is flashing!

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>
>Stupid light is driving me crazy, and the car is bouncing like the shocks
>are on 'SUPER-HARD'. I feel like I'm in a LOW-RIDER.
>I read somewhere that it is a broken wire under the hood. Can I just order
>the assembly from Mitsubitshi?
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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 16:13:22 -0800
From: "Mohler,Anissa" <Anissa.Mohler@netapp.com>
Subject: RE: Team3S: Stock stereo in 91 stealth

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Had exactly this problem on my 92 Stealth TT... frankly it didn't happen enough
to warrant a fix. Though it did attempt to deafen me on occasion! Good luck!

:-----Original Message-----
:From: Tim DeKeyser [mailto:tdekeyser@hotmail.com]
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:Subject: Team3S: Stock stereo in 91 stealth
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:Anyone ever had a problem with the volume going up or down on
:it's own?? How
:about the steering wheel controls for the stereo working on and off?
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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 20:35:11 -0700
From: "Kevin Fanciulli" <StealthTwinTurbo@bigfoot.com>
Subject: RE: Team3S: Replacing tires

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Fred and Tim:

I, too, got a flat a few months ago and had no idea until I parked and was
walking away from the car!! My driver-rear tire was melted from 60MPH
driving and was halfway off the rim! After seeing it, I did recall that the
ride felt a little bumpy...but nothing like how it felt in previous cars w/
flats. I was pretty pissed I had to buy a new tire just because I didn't
know the damn thing was flat...oh well. I replaced just the tire that was
ruined, as the opposite (passenger-rear) was fairly new with lots of tread
remaining.

My car came with two different kinds of tires on it: one kind in the front
and a different in the rear. Does it matter that these are different? All
of the tires are about the same tread depth, but the fronts have a very
different pattern than the rears and have a much higher treadwear rating.

- -kevin fanciulli
'92 Stealth RT/TT (having transmission replaced -- backordered)
3Si #0375

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-team3s@stealth-3000gt.st
> [mailto:owner-team3s@stealth-3000gt.st]On Behalf Of Tim DeKeyser
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 8:13 AM
> To: Team3S@stealth-3000gt.st
> Subject: Re: Team3S: Replacing tires
>
>
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>
> Fred,
>
> I have gotten a flat, and did not notice it TWICE. The tire most
> likely has
> damage to it's walls, and the rim may even be cracked. I have
> seen the rim
> look fine, then find out later that it leaks air from the inner lip area.
> The rims are expensive, and hard to find a used one. I took mine
> to a shop
> where they fix alumminum rims, and got my moneys worth. You are
> looking at a
> pair at least - $400 for a good set.
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Fred Hamilton <fred@yonkitime.com>
> Reply-To: fred@yonkitime.com
> To: "'Team 3S'" <Team3S@stealth-3000gt.st>
> Subject: Team3S: Replacing tires
> Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2000 02:35:04 -0800
>
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>
> Tonight some joker put a pebble in-between my VR-4's tire stem and the
> cap, letting all the air out of my left rear tire. Unfortunately, I
> didn't notice it until after I'd driven the car about 1-2 miles at
> 70MPH. (That says wonders about how great the rim/tire assembly is or
> what an insensitive driver I am.) When I discovered it, the tire was
> red hot, looking almost wet/melted in the area of about 1/4" around the
> rim. I pumped it up and for now it's holding pressure, but I think I
> need to replace it.
>
> My question is: how many new tires do I need to buy? I assume I should
> at least buy a pair, but I remember reading/hearing that with the AWD
> the diameters of all 4 tires need to be closely matched or there may be
> trouble in the front/rear transfer thingamajig. What's your opinion?
> I'd like to avoid buying 4 new tires if I can, but I'll do it if I have
> to. The tires on the car now probably have at least 50% of their usable
> tread left.
>
> Thanks,
> Fred

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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 00:10:42 -0600
From: wizards <wizards@mhtc.net>
Subject: Re: Team3S: Stereo Equalizer LED

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Just guessing Ian .... but it could be as simple as the LED not being
plugged fully into the socket. Or possibly that you've got a short
circuit in the wiring leading to that particular LED. I don't claim to
be an electronics expert, but it is quite simple to at least test the
first condition. Take a small screwdriver (like a straight blade
eyeglasses one), and lift up the leading edge of the black plastic
slider ... it should come up fairly easily ... be careful not to lose it
... they cost about 3 bucks each!   Now, you'll see a small yellow LED
in a socket. You could either pull it out using a very gentle pull with
a needle nose pliers, or if it looks like it's sticking up, simply push
it back down in the socket. Good luck ... so far I've had no success in
locating replacement LEDs, but a couple of people on this list have
given me some great leads that I haven't checked out yet. I'll let the
list know if I can find them .... ANYWHERE!

Greg

Ian Calegory wrote:
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> A have a problem with an LED on my system as well that I was wondering if
> someone might know about. The leftmost LED vacillates among the following
> three states:   on, off, and blinking. What might cause this?
>
> 1995 3000GT VR-4, factory stereo
>
> Thanks,
> Ian
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "wizards" <wizards@mhtc.net>
> To: <team3S@stealth-3000gt.st>
> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2000 9:00 PM
> Subject: Team3S: TT Stereo LED
>
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> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > This isn't "extremely" technical, but I've been banging my head against
> > a wall trying to find an answer. I have a 1994 Stealth TT with a
> > Factory Infinity Stereo system; the built in Equalizer has these little
> > black plastic sliders that are lit on the inside with a tiny (guessing
> > 12 volt), yellow LED. So far I've managed to find replacement black
> > sliders from a Mitsu dealer, but after months of searching I haven't
> > been able to locate a source to buy the little yellow LEDs that go
> > inside the sliders (I've got two that are burned out). Anyone have an
> > idea (my local radio shack and Mitsu dealer have been no help at all).
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Greg
> >
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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 10:59:47 -0500
From: Jeff.A.Williamson@jci.com
Subject: Team3S: Re: Replacing Tires

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I've had a terrible time with tires on my VR4. I've replaced 10 tires in
the last 40,000 miles, and none of this was due to tread wear. They would
just go down for apparently no reason, and get chewed up by the rim before
I knew there was a problem. Once, I let my wife borrow the car, and as she
was traveling at 75mph down the highway, she saw one of the tires in the
rearview mirror as it was crossing the median! The rim had cut it clean off
at the sidewalls.

I have always replaced one tire at a time. Normally I would replace them in
pairs, but hated to do this with so much treadwear left on the remaining
tires. About 2 tires ago, I replaced the rims with a new set of '94 VR4
chrome rims, thinking that maybe corrosion or something was the problem.
Apparently not. Before the last tire went, the tire shop did find a slow
leak around the edge of the rim, and put some sealer on the rim, but it
didn't last. Two weeks later, I had to replace the tire. It's wierd. I
check the tires now everytime I get into the car. If I find a low one,
sometimes I can fill it and forget it, and other times, it'll goe down
every few days until I either ruin it or replace it.

Jeff Williamson
Belleville, MI
'92 VR4

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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 02:42:37 EST
From: TrAmSoOtRu@aol.com
Subject: Team3S: Painting Brake Calipers?

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Hello Guys,

I've got some 5 star TRMotorsport Typhoons and I want to paint my brake
calipers white, since my car is white, do you guys know of a paint that i
could use that will 1.) resist the heat 2.) not need to be repainted
everytime they get covered with brake dust?

THanks guys..

Jeff

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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 08:09:00 -0800
From: Chris Winkley <cwinkley@plaza.ds.adp.com>
Subject: RE: Team3S: Replacing tires

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Folks...

A word of warning. "Conventional wisdom" says that we should NEVER mix tread
patterns on a vehicle. It will GREATLY affect the handling of your car. I
personally had that experience years ago with a beater, and had trouble
controlling the car in corners at normal freeway speeds. You may choose to
replace one tire (I personally have always replaced both on an axle, or all
four) but it should be with the same brand, size, and tread pattern of the
other three. Considering the speeds at which many of us drive these cars,
please don't risk your life and endanger the lives of others, in order to
save a little money on tires.

You can have a mega-built engine and drivetrain, but it's all riding on
those four very small contact patches. No matter how fast you go, you still
rely on your brakes and those little patches of rubber to get you stopped
again.

Looking forward...Chris

- -----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Fanciulli [mailto:StealthTwinTurbo@bigfoot.com]
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 7:35 PM
To: Team3S@stealth-3000gt.st
Subject: RE: Team3S: Replacing tires

Fred and Tim:

<snip>

My car came with two different kinds of tires on it: one kind in the front
and a different in the rear. Does it matter that these are different? All
of the tires are about the same tread depth, but the fronts have a very
different pattern than the rears and have a much higher treadwear rating.

- -kevin fanciulli
'92 Stealth RT/TT (having transmission replaced -- backordered)
3Si #0375

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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 21:22:47 -0500
From: Michael Booker <mrbook@gate.net>
Subject: Team3S: Several A/F questions

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Okay folks. Anybody with knowledge of A/F ratios and the like, please
help me out. I have several questions.
1. Does anybody know what the stock A/F ratio of the NA DOHC engine is?
How would I find out?
2. What is a safe A/F ratio? I don't want to lean it out too much and
melt pistons.
3. Would an EGT pyrimeter be helpful? If so, can somebody reccomend a
brand?

I know there isn't much I can do to the NA engine, but if the NA motors
are rich from the factory like the TT motors, maybe I can improve the
mix for some more power.

Thanks in advance!
Matt
#311

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