Team3S: 3000GT & Stealth Sunday, June 2
2002 Volume 01 : Number
858
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Date:
Sat, 1 Jun 2002 19:26:48 -0400
From: "Omar Malik" <
ojm@iname.com>
Subject: RE: Team3S: TOB or
broken tranny?
Don't want to step on any toes or nit-pick or anything,
but our TOB have
ball-bearings, not needle :)
My TOB would not rattle when
the clutch was out, but it would make a
grinding noise when in. I guess the
sealed unit wasn't so sealed :)
Eventually, it completely seized.. pushing
the clutch in would cause a
high pitched squeal and the engine to die from
the "braking" effect it
caused on the pressure plate. I took it out and found
ball bearings all
piled up in the bellhousing, the pressure plate fingers
ground down to
nothing.
I know this has been rehashed many times, but
working on a customers car
immediately after he bought it we heard a rattle
that the previous owner
had assumed to be rod-knock.. we figured it was
TOB-rattle. Turned out
to be the input shaft going south. Tranny crapped out
on him a few hours
after we finished his 60k service. TOB-like rattle doesn't
necessarily
mean TOB is going out.
Also.. I'm not so sure when the
clutch is out the TOB is NOT spinning.
The pedal not being adjust right could
cause the TOB to ride the
pressure plate even with the clutch out causing
premature wear.. When my
TOB seized.. even the slightest touch of the pedal
would move the TOB
into contact with the pressure plate causing a squeal. Not
attacking
anyone here, but I know some people like to drive with their
foot
slightly touching the clutch pedal.. thinking it wont affect wear..
It
does!.. if you're not shifting, your foot should be on the foot rest
not
on the pedal.
Omar
Black 92 R/T
- -----Original
Message-----
The needle bearings become
stressed and the rattle stops. The
rattle can be the result of too
little
grease, or a missing needle, or
just wear in one or more of the needles
themselves. IMHO if the rattle is not
too bad, and there are no unusual
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Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2002 12:48:04
+1200
From: "Steve Cooper" <
scooper@paradise.net.nz>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: Upgrading to supra fuel pump.
Wouldn't it make more sense to
wire it from the alternator, not the battery,
that's where the power comes
from?
Steve
The difference is that rewiring means
> running
a 10 ga wire from the battery to a relay to the pump with a fuse
> next to
the battery. This will make sure that you've got maximum voltage
>
available for your pump
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Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 20:59:52
-0400
From: "Dan Johnson" <
hiimdan74@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: Upgrading to supra fuel pump.
The alternator isn't
always pumping out maximum voltage. Also, the
battery is getting the
power, if properly charged it is at max. voltage and
it's more conveniently
located for access.
In case anyone asks there are instructions on the rewire
on 3si.org.
Dan Johnson
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve
Cooper" <
scooper@paradise.net.nz>
To:
<
Team3S@stealth-3000gt.st>
Sent:
Saturday, June 01, 2002 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: Team3S: Upgrading to supra fuel
pump.
> Wouldn't it make more sense to wire it from the alternator,
not the
battery,
> that's where the power comes from?
>
>
Steve
>
> The difference is that rewiring means
> > running
a 10 ga wire from the battery to a relay to the pump with a fuse
> >
next to the battery. This will make sure that you've got
maximum
voltage
> > available for your pump
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Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2002 08:40:44
-0600
From: "Mike & Cathy" <
micajoco@theofficenet.com>
Subject:
Team3S: Hood Scoops
FYI--after searching for hood scoops to replace the
blisters on my 92 rt I
found some from Lund. They are LD8002 parts number and
are for a Chevy S-10
pickup. In the catalogs they are the medium Eclipse
scoops. The measurements
in the catalogs are not correct. They show 14'' wide
but really only 12&1/2
wide, also you could trim a 1/4" off each side to
make a cleaner look ( I
didn't--looks good ). The scoops are put on by 3m
tape so there is no
drilling. They are fully functional and do let a lot of
hot air out. I'll
try to post pictures today. Have a great day. Mike S 92 rt
tt
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Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2002 13:39:59
-0400
From: "Gil Gomes" <
gil@3kgt.com>
Subject: Team3S: 18" Mitsu
VR4 Wheels...
I just purchased a used set of 18"
Mitsubishi VR4 wheels from a private
party. I notice that the area
around the lugs has a sandblasted effect.
The remainder of the wheels are
shiny chrome and in excellent condition. Is
this sandblasted effect
normal on these wheels? Did some years have the
effect while others
didn't? Or were these wheels re-chromed with this
"feature" added at
that time?
Any info would be greatly appreciated...
Thanx...
-
-G
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Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2002 12:12:07
-0700
From: "Ken Middaugh" <
kmiddaugh@ixpres.com>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: SBC-iD (filter)
I used to tie-wrap my Apexi solenoid to the neck
of the windshield washer
bottle. Now I have it tie-wrapped to the
cruise control motor on the
firewall behind the washer bottle. Both
places work great. You just have
to remove the solenoid from the washer
bottle every time you're working down
there.
- -Ken
> in the
meantime, however - what does everybody think about mounting the
>
solenoid box onto the washer fluid bottle? It's pretty much right by
where
> the stocker sits, just lower. The instructions say to not mount it
in a
> "hot" place, but I don't know how hot "hot" is...
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Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2002 12:19:45
-0700
From: "Ken Middaugh" <
kmiddaugh@ixpres.com>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: TOB or broken tranny?
The is a very common noise. It most
likely is not the throw-out bearing,
but most likely bearings inside the
tranny. When I installed my clutch &
new TOB, the noise still
remained. Even my Kormex rebuilt tranny developed
the noise after a few
thousand miles.
Good luck,
Ken
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Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2002 11:31:07
-0700
From: "Ken Middaugh" <
kmiddaugh@ixpres.com>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: Short block wanted for a 1991 Stealth RT T/T...
The cost from one
of the list's discount Mitsubishi dealers should be around
$2600 USD.
Shipping to Oslo is another story though.
You might want to consider
upgrading to the 93+ 4-bolt main shortblock. A
couple of folks have web
sites on the other parts you'll need.
Good luck,
Ken
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Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2002 19:22:12
-0400
From:
romachka21@netscape.net
(Roman)
Subject: Team3S: FYI: DR650 Group Buy on 3si
What do you guys
think do DR650's produce more power than GTpro 357's?
Here is the link to the
Group buy for DR650's no price yet since it depends on how many
orders.
http://www.3si.org/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=82695Roman
G.
94 vr-4
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