Team3S: 3000GT & Stealth Sunday, June 30
2002 Volume 01 : Number
885
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Date:
Sat, 29 Jun 2002 21:28:28 -0500
From: "Richard Fennell" <
realmstl@charter.net>
Subject:
Team3S: "Good Guys List" Dealers and Vendors
I needed an expansion valve
for my '97 SL and the first place I looked was
in the FAQ for
suppliers.
I live in the St. Louis area.
I noticed Lou Fusz
Mitsubishi listed under other dealers.
They are listed, but don't show a
discount for Team3S members.
I ordered the part and asked if they offered
a discount for Team3S members.
Jeff (The counter guy) said he didn't know
about Team3S, but offered me a
15% car club discount.
I thought that
was very nice and wanted to mention it
here.
Thanks,
Rich
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Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 10:04:58
-0400
From: "Bill vp" <
billvp@highstream.net>
Subject:
Team3S: datalogger reads rear o2 ?
I glanced through some TMO archives,
and that seemed to be the consensus,
correct? I assume this holds true
for the pocketlogger as well. Could
someone tell me what methodology
the o2 sensor uses to get its voltage
reading?
thanks,
Bill
'91
R/T tt
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Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 13:01:59
-0700
From: "Erik Petterson" <
erik@microworks.net>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: Transmission popping out of 4th gear on base stealth
Sounds like
the same thing that happened to me a little over a month ago.
My original
post on it was "Emergency Tranny has lost gears" on 5/11/02.
Although mine is
an automatic, your problems sound similar. I would first
suggest taking
it in to a tranny shop and having them replace the filter and
fluid.
Since the shop said that the tubing in my radiator for cooling the
trans
fluid was all gunked up, I am also looking into getting an external
trans
fluid cooler... Because twice now my new tranny has started doing
the
same thing, just popping out of gear for like 30 seconds. Seems to
be after
driving for a while so I think it's heat related.
Tech
question for list: What AN size fittings should I be looking for
when
buying an external trans fluid cooler. I was looking at
Carparts.com but
don't know exactly what to get. Any
suggestions???
- -Erik
91 Stealth
> In the past 2 days my
transmission on the 93 Base Stealth (5 speed)
> popped out of 4th gear
twice. Both times I was cruising nicely through
> the city at 45 mph
in 4th gear. Then all of a sudden, it popped out of
> gear. I
did not do anything sudden: no hard acceleration, no letting
> go of
the accelerator all of a sudden.
>
> I know when the car pops out of
5th gear it can be the end nut on the
> transmission, but what can be the
reason for popping out of 4th?
>
> -MIHAI-
> 93 Base Stealth
(5 speed)
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Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 15:56:03
-0400 (EDT)
From:
kimbyrd@webtv.net
(Kimberly Byrd)
Subject: Team3S: trans fluid change
I have a 1994
3000GT NA automatic. How often should the transmission
fluid be changed in
the car? Can you tell by smell when the fluid is
worn out? Also, I've been
reading the posts for a while and I know that
the manual transmissions give
problems. Is this true also with an
automatic? The car has 117,000 miles on
it and is NEVER driven hard or
abused in any way. I am a woman and
prefer not to drive my car hard and
I love it too much to take a chance on
something happening to it. You
see, my 3000 is my dream car. For some,
it's a Porche or a Ferrari or
whatever, but for me, nothing is greater than
my 3000GT. How much
mileage can I expect before having to rebuild the
transmission for my
automatic and what should I do to take really good care
of it? Thanks
for the info.
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Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 14:12:52
-0700
From: "Andrew D. Woll" <
awoll1@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: trans fluid change
Hi Kimberly:
Here are the answers to
your questions on automatic transmissions as far as
I have the knowledge to
give you.
First, typical dextron 3 trans fuids should be changed every
10k miles even
though most manuals tell you 30k.
Second, use redline
ATF (Redline automatic trans fluid). It can actually go
30k but on my BMW I
change it at 10k intervals anyway. The reason is simple.
In an automatice
transmission, if you change the fluid regularly, then the
transmission will
last indefinitly. If you don't change the fluid then
something will go bad.
If it does it may not kill the trans but the damage
will be irreversible. If
you change the fluid the chances of damage are
close to zero.
Next -
The typical auto trans holds about 6 to 7 quarts of fluid.
Unfortunately at
least half of this fluid will not drain when the drain plug
is pulled because
it resides in the torque converter. Even if you drop the
filter you will not
get much more fluid out.
There are two ways to deal with this. Dealers,
and quick change places have
a special apparatus they claim can pull all
fluid and put in new stuff. I
think they really can do it but I am not really
sure. They charge about 150
dollars to do this and they will put in dextron 3
for replacement fluid.
Because I change my fluid every 10k I never drop
or replace the filter. I
just drain the three quarts available and put in 3
quarts of new redline.
(Redline costs about 7-8 bucks a quart but last a lot
longer and is better
overall). That way the fluid is constantly refreshed
long before the
additives are used up.
The additives in trans fluid
are what make it need replacement in the first
place. They get used during
normal use. If you don't change the fluid then
the additives disappear
altogether and you have a big problem. As far as I
know there are no additive
packages you can buy. You have to put in new
fluid.
Finally, "can the
condition of the fluid tell you anything?" Yes. If it
smells burned then it
probably is way overdue for a change and the trans pro
bably got too hot
somehow. Maybe it was low, or maybe too old, or maybe a
hot day in stop and
go traffic did it. Likewise, if it is brown, and not
red then a problem
exists.
If your transmission shifts well but the fluid is over 10k miles
old then
change it. It is has a problem existing then change it. Hopefully
the
problem will get no worse. If you don't change it then the trans is
certain
to suffer.
Good luck.
Andy
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Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 15:00:29
-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
From: "Jeff & Debby Kelley" <
spiritliving@canby.com>
Subject:
Team3S: Fw: Rotors?
Subject: Rotors?
I'm sure this has been
covered many times but I couldn't find it
in the archives. Where can I get
good Rotors for a 93 Base Stealth? My car
is shaking real bad when I brake
going down
hills. Suggestions? Also is it better to replace than have them
turned
down?
Thanks!
Jeff
Canby, OR.
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Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 19:43:03
-0400
From: HigherBeing <
scorpman@optonline.net>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: Re: 3S-Racers: NHRA Safety Rules
I am not sure about other
states,, But I do know that here in NJ and south
eastern PA the ruling on
that is anything under 12 seconds needs a cage.
Pretty sure it only requires
a 2 point cage and anything 10 and under needs
a 4 point cage. Hope this
helps. Anybody agree or disagree with these
numbers?
Jerry
93
Stealth RT/S & 92 Stealth E/S
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Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 16:59:01
-0700 (PDT)
From: Geoff Mohler <
gemohler@www.speedtoys.com>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: Re: 3S-Racers: NHRA Safety Rules
Theres cage, and theres the
rules considering halfshafts and harmonic
balancers as well once you get to
those ugly low times.
On Sun, 30 Jun 2002, HigherBeing wrote:
>
I am not sure about other states,, But I do know that here in NJ and
south
> eastern PA the ruling on that is anything under 12 seconds needs a
cage.
> Pretty sure it only requires a 2 point cage and anything 10 and
under needs
> a 4 point cage. Hope this helps. Anybody agree or disagree
with these
> numbers?
>
> Jerry
> 93 Stealth RT/S &
92 Stealth E/S
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Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 20:10:44
-0500
From: "Richard Fennell" <
realmstl@charter.net>
Subject:
Team3S: Air conditioning problems
I just fixed my A/C today. My
problem was the expansion valve just like the
manual said.
Removing
the evaporator core was surprisingly easy. Remove the battery,
the
glove box then three screws. The core practically falls
out.
Thanks goes the Andrew Wolf for his help. Sometimes just talking
something
out gives one the confidence and ideas to solve the
problem.
Thanks again,
Rich
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Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 21:06:54
-0500
From: "cody" <
overclck@satx.rr.com>
Subject: RE:
Team3S: Re: 3S-Racers: NHRA Safety Rules
Only thing I disagree with is
the number of points... a 2 point cage
(bar, hoop) would be
pointless... Normally a standard roll bar (as seen
in convertibles and
such, is either a 4, 5, or 6 point roll bar/hoop....
- -Cody
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Of HigherBeing
Sent: Sunday,
June 30, 2002 6:43 PM
To: Team3S
Subject: Re: Team3S: Re: 3S-Racers: NHRA
Safety Rules
I am not sure about other states,, But I do know that here
in NJ and
south
eastern PA the ruling on that is anything under 12 seconds
needs a cage.
Pretty sure it only requires a 2 point cage and anything 10 and
under
needs
a 4 point cage. Hope this helps. Anybody agree or disagree
with these
numbers?
Jerry
93 Stealth RT/S & 92 Stealth
E/S
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