Team3S: 3000GT & Stealth Friday, September 13 2002 Volume
01 : Number
951
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Date:
Thu, 12 Sep 2002 14:18:22 EDT
From: <
pedenkoa@msu.edu>
Subject: Team3S:
OT:Turbocharging an NA engine
Okay guys i have an engineering question
for ya:
I need to turbocharge an NA engine, not a 3/s one either (hence
OT)...
How do i pick out a turbo - what engine properties do i need to
know to
figure out the proper size, etc.
Any and all help is greatly
appreciated.
Since this is OT, it'd be great if you could just reply
off-list...
Thanks,
Alex.
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 14:18:37
EDT
From: <
pedenkoa@msu.edu>
Subject: Team3S:
OT:Turbocharging an NA engine
Okay guys i have an engineering question
for ya:
I need to turbocharge an NA engine, not a 3/s one either (hence
OT)...
How do i pick out a turbo - what engine properties do i need to
know to
figure out the proper size, etc.
Any and all help is greatly
appreciated.
Since this is OT, it'd be great if you could just reply
off-list...
Thanks,
Alex.
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 13:56:23
-0500
From: "Willis, Charles E." <
cewillis@TexasChildrensHospital.org>
Subject:
RE: Team3S: Curious about Supra Fuel Pump
Did you change out your fuel
filter when you changed out the fuel pump?
If not, how many miles ago did you
change it?
Chuck Willis
I am somewhat at a loss as to why
it
would take longer to start up. Any assistance would be
greatly
appreciated.
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 15:16:37
-0400
From:
pvg1@daimlerchrysler.comSubject:
Re: Team3S: Curious about Supra Fuel Pump
THE O-RING, THE O-RING, THE
O-RING!
The O-ring that seals the pump output stem was either rolled
during the
installation or is too small for the new stem.
Take the
pump assy out. Dip it into a bucket with water, plug the outlet
with your
finger and connect 12V. It should leak only from the
blow-off
valve.
Philip
-
---------------------------------------------
Hey guys, I wanted to see
if anyone else here has installed the supra
fuel pump? I just installed
it about 2 weeks ago and have noticed the
car seems to take
longer to turn over then with the Mitsubishi one.
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 12:20:17
-0700 (PDT)
From: Roger Ludwig <
yiotta@yahoo.com>
Subject: Team3S: Re:
Electric Window Re-Install Question
No help on this? Not a peep, has
anyone else done
this? Hate to go pay the shop an hour labor for
something
that will take a knowledgeable guy about a
minute to do....
Roger
L
F15DOC
- --- Roger Ludwig <
yiotta@yahoo.com> wrote:
> OK gang,
I replaced my electric window drive rail,
> what a MAJOR PITA!!!
>
Now I will also need to have the tinting redone
> thanx
> to
multiple gouges in it from removing and
> reinstalling the window
:(
>
> My question is:
> There are several adjustable
"lashes" that support the
> upper part of the window ('canter' for lack of
a
> better term), one in the front and one in the back of
> the
window.
> I cannot for the life of me get the rear one back into
>
the door.
> If the window is out and you install the adjuster it
>
is impossible to get the window back in.
> If the window is in you cannot
install the adjuster
> because there is not room to get it back in, that
is
> true in all window positions (Up, down and all points
>
in-between).
> I spent over an hour of cussing and stressing the
door
> frame and window to near breaking points to get this
> dang
thing in.
> PLEASE PLEASE!!!! Does anyone know the trick to this
>
thing? It is the rear one and has two small hooks that
> hook up over the
top of the door frame with a single
> tab that fits in a groove. It has an
allen wrench
> screw that you can adjust by turning that will push
>
the adjuster against the window to force it out, or
> if
> you
loosen it, that will bring the window in
> further.... I cannot get this
thing back in....
> Roger L
> F15DOC
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 13:10:16
-0700 (PDT)
From: glenn vrfour <
vr4glenn@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: Re: Electric Window Re-Install Question
Might try your local
glass shop. Might be cheaper
than SATAN.
I've only done a
window once and it had a crank. and
yes it was PITA
too.
Glenn
- --- Roger Ludwig <
yiotta@yahoo.com> wrote:
> No help
on this? Not a peep, has anyone else done
> this? Hate to go pay the shop
an hour labor for
> something that will take a knowledgeable guy about
a
> minute to do....
> Roger L
> F15DOC
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 16:01:50
-0500
From: Drew Mouton <
drew@irev2.com>
Subject: ECM wacko (was
RE: Team3S: Possible fuel pump problem)
Hey All,
Following up the
fuel problems I've been troubleshooting since last week
or so, here's
what's happened:
- - recall that it's a '92 3GT, 5-speed, normally
aspirated
- - all of a sudden started having start problems, and
ultimately
wouldn't
- - start at all
I've been working with my
buddy at his shop (nice to have shop quality
tools). We thought it was fuel
pump related - pressure was slightly low,
so we replaced it. That didn't
help. Continued troubleshooting, pulled
the plenum up and found the back
plugs had gotten fouled.
Cleaned, straightened, tightened, etc...now the
car generally will start
but generates 4 consistent engine errors:
- -
air intake
- - ECT
- - TPS
- - Baro
Here's the weird part:
diagnostics run off the under-dash ECM port shows
- -50degree coolant
temp, 19v battery, and impossible TPS and Baro
readings. But taking a
reading _directly_ from each of those sensors
shows that the actual readings
are correct, and sensors at each of those
places are sending the correct
voltage.
Checked some continuity from sensor to firewall, and also noted
that
these 4 or 5 bad readings do NOT all come from the same wire harness,
so
we're thinking this means the ECM is screwed...but if so, why does the
ECM continue to give SOME good readings (load, advance, etc are all
valid)?
Can anyone shed some
light?
Thanks,
Drew
It appears that on 8/29/2002 3:55 PM,
Gross, Erik at
erik.gross@intel.com
said:
>Also, before yanking/replacing your fuel pump, you might
want to
>install a fuel pressure gauge to see if you're getting
pressure. You
>can get one at most auto parts stores for $30-$40
and install it in
>under 15 minutes (plan for 30 if it's your first
time).
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 16:09:09
-0500
From: Drew Mouton <
drew@irev2.com>
Subject: Re: ECM wacko
(was RE: Team3S: Possible fuel pump problem)
Also: does anyone in Team3S
land have an available known good ECM they'd
sell or loan to me so I can
rule out that it's the ECM?
(I'm in New Orleans,
LA).
Drew
It appears that on 9/12/2002 4:01 PM, Drew Mouton at
drew@irev2.comsaid:
>Hey
All,
>
>Following up the fuel problems I've been troubleshooting
since last
>week
>or so, here's what's happened:
>
>-
recall that it's a '92 3GT, 5-speed, normally aspirated
>- all of a sudden
started having start problems, and ultimately
>- wouldn't start at
all
>
>I've been working with my buddy at his shop (nice to have
shop quality
>tools). We thought it was fuel pump related - pressure was
slightly
low,
>so we replaced it. That didn't help. Continued
troubleshooting, pulled
>the plenum up and found the back plugs had
gotten fouled.
>
>Cleaned, straightened, tightened, etc...now the
car generally will
>start
>but generates 4 consistent engine
errors:
>- air intake
>- ECT
>- TPS
>-
Baro
>
>Here's the weird part: diagnostics run off the under-dash
ECM port
>shows
>-50degree coolant temp, 19v battery, and
impossible TPS and Baro
>readings. But taking a reading _directly_ from
each of those sensors
>shows that the actual readings are correct, and
sensors at each of
those
>places are sending the correct
voltage.
>
>Checked some continuity from sensor to firewall, and
also noted that
>these 4 or 5 bad readings do NOT all come from the same
wire harness,
so
>we're thinking this means the ECM is screwed...but
if so, why does the
>ECM continue to give SOME good readings (load,
advance, etc are all
>valid)?
>
>Can anyone shed some
light?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Drew
>
>It appears that
on 8/29/2002 3:55 PM, Gross, Erik at
>erik.gross@intel.com
>said:
>
>>Also, before
yanking/replacing your fuel pump, you might want to
>>install a fuel
pressure gauge to see if you're getting pressure. You
>>can get
one at most auto parts stores for $30-$40 and install it in
>>under 15
minutes (plan for 30 if it's your first time).
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 14:10:23
-0700
From: "BlackLight" <
BlackLight@Planetice.net>
Subject:
Team3S: OT!! I need some quick advice from a lawyer PLEASE!!!
I was
hoping I could find a lawyer to give me some quick advice, I am
not going to
use the advice in court or anything, I just need to know if
I can be
held responsible in ANY way and if so what I should
do.
Here's my situation. We own a lab/pit mix dog and our neighbor's car
got
into our yard and our dog got it. The cat is not dead, but close
enough,
the vet bill *would* be about $2000 and he expects us to
pay it. This
neighbor is a real bully type, my next door neighbor hates him
(they
live next to each other), threatened my wife basically and
scared her
to death saying that he has already talked to his lawyer and we
better
do something "or else". My wife is a vet tech, and every
doctor at
work says that we are not responsible at all, I just want to make
sure
there are no legal exceptions.
Here is the thing, a while ago
(month or so?) our dog got out of the
yard (wife left the gate open) and he
brought our dog back into our
yard, he claims that he was chasing
the cat around then, but did not
catch him. And the other day when the cat
came into our yard, the
neighbor came into our yard to get his
cat cause he claims he heard
the dog barking a whole lot and
making a big fuss. We had company over
that day and she heard him bark once
or twice and that was it. So now
he's saying our dog is a vicious
child killing pit bull (loves people,
has NEVER come even CLOSE to EVER
biting a person, he just goes after
small animals (cats, mice,
and squirrels, he's caught one of each)
like all those kinds of dogs
(hunters, hounds, whatever).
So, I'm not sure what he had in mind with
talking to his lawyer and "or
else" but everything I have heard is he cant do
anything legally since
the cat was in our yard. Is there anything
I am missing that he can
do?? I have given all the info I can think of
pertaining to this.
Matt Nelson
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 14:22:20
-0700
From: "Bob Forrest" <
bf@bobforrest.com>
Subject: Team3S:
Re: ECM wacko
From: "Drew Mouton" <
drew@irev2.com>
> Also: does anyone in
Team3S land have an available known good ECM
> they'd sell or loan to me
so I can rule out that it's the ECM?
> (I'm in New Orleans, LA).
>
Drew
- -------------------------->
First thing to check when you
see "ECM wacko" is the battery. Stick in
a new one (OR known *strong
one*) and see what happens.
Good luck!
- -Forrest
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 14:30:55
-0700
From: Andrew Woll <
awoll1@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: ECM
wacko (was RE: Team3S: Possible fuel pump problem)
19 Volts at the
Battery. That is not good. There should never be more
than 14 or 15 volts in
the charge system. Your voltage regulator,
alternator, or
both may be bad. That in turn may have fried some of
the
ECM circuits. You need to fix the charge circuit before looking
elsewhere or
you may destroy more things, including known good
components you
use for testing.
Good luck - Andy
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 14:31:12
-0700 (PDT)
From: Roger Ludwig <
yiotta@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Team3S:
OT!! I need some quick advice from a lawyer
PLEASE!!!
Lol,
What a
neighbor you have, you have nothing to worry about here except
for bad
neighbor relations. Past history in this case is meaningless.
The cat
was in your yard which means your neighbor failed to control
his pet.
He is completely responsible. If your dog got scratched then
your
neighbor is responsible for your vet bill. Don't sweat it, you
are not
even slightly at risk here.
Roger L
F15DOC
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 14:37:25
-0700
From: "Riyan Mynuddin" <
riyan@hotpop.com>
Subject: RE: Team3S:
OT!! I need some quick advice from a lawyer
PLEASE!!!
Try polishing
the intake and using a set of ball bearing turbos.
:)
[definitely
OT]
No, but really you're right. I'm no lawyer, but I do know that if
you're
going to let your pet run free, then you're accepting the risk of
it
getting injured, chased, or even killed. I have a bright idea.
How
about if I go stand on the freeway and sue the first car that hits me?
I
bet your "intimidating" idiot neighbor doesn't even have a
lawyer. If
he's dumb enough to try to blame you for something that's HIS
fault, how
the hell could he afford a lawyer? What's he gonna do
if you don't
pay? Chase you down in his PINTO?? By the way, if you live
anywhere near
me, I'll be more than happy to show up in court if
my schedule
permits.
Riyan
93 stealth rt tt
- -oh, and
did I mention that you can print this e-mail out and tape it
to
his
door??-
- -----Original Message-----
From:
owner-team3s@team3s.com
[mailto:owner-team3s@team3s.com]On Behalf
Of BlackLight
Sent: Thursday,
September 12, 2002 1:10 PM
To:
nws3@yahoogroups.com;
3sracers@speedtoys.com; 'Team
3s';
Stealth@Stls. Verio. Net
Subject:
Team3S: OT!! I need some quick advice from a lawyer PLEASE!!!
I was
hoping I could find a lawyer to give me some quick advice, I am
not going to
use the advice in court or anything, I just need to know if
I can be
held responsible in ANY way and if so what I should
do.
Here's my situation. We own a lab/pit mix dog and our neighbor's car
got
into our yard and our dog got it. The cat is not dead, but close
enough,
the vet bill *would* be about $2000 and he expects us to
pay it. This
neighbor is a real bully type, my next door neighbor hates him
(they
live next to each other), threatened my wife basically and
scared her
to death saying that he has already talked to his lawyer and we
better
do something "or else". My wife is a vet tech, and every
doctor at
work says that we are not responsible at all, I just want to make
sure
there are no legal exceptions.
Here is the thing, a while ago
(month or so?) our dog got out of the
yard (wife left the gate open) and he
brought our dog back into our
yard, he claims that he was chasing
the cat around then, but did not
catch him. And the other day when the cat
came into our yard, the
neighbor came into our yard to get his
cat cause he claims he heard
the dog barking a whole lot and
making a big fuss. We had company over
that day and she heard him bark once
or twice and that was it. So now
he's saying our dog is a vicious
child killing pit bull (loves people,
has NEVER come even CLOSE to EVER
biting a person, he just goes after
small animals (cats, mice,
and squirrels, he's caught one of each)
like all those kinds of dogs
(hunters, hounds, whatever).
So, I'm not sure what he had in mind with
talking to his lawyer and "or
else" but everything I have heard is he cant do
anything legally since
the cat was in our yard. Is there anything
I am missing that he can
do?? I have given all the info I can think of
pertaining to this.
Matt Nelson
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 16:38:47
-0500
From: Drew Mouton <
drew@irev2.com>
Subject: Re: ECM wacko
(was RE: Team3S: Possible fuel pump problem)
Let me clarify: the ECM
*says* it's got 19v at the battery, but a meter
on the battery shows a
consistent 12-14v (which is what the gauge inside
the cabin says as
well).
Similarly, the ECM says it's got -50degrees on the coolant temp
sensor,
but taking a reading off the sensor directly puts the actual temp at
150degrees or so (within spec).
Same for TPS and Baro - good readings
when taken on the sensor wire, but
wacked info coming off the ECM. Which
makes me think the ECM is bad.
On the other hand, the ECM continues to
give good readings on other
metrics.
Weird?
Drew
It
appears that on 9/12/2002 4:30 PM, Andrew Woll at
awoll1@pacbell.net said:
>19
Volts at the Battery. That is not good. There should never be more
>than
14 or 15 volts in the charge system. Your voltage regulator,
>alternator,
or both may be bad. That in turn may have fried some of
>the ECM
circuits. You need to fix the charge circuit before looking
>elsewhere or
you may destroy more things, including known good
>components you use for
testing.
>
>Good luck - Andy
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 14:46:44
-0700
From: Andrew Woll <
awoll1@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re:
Team3S: Re: ECM wacko
Before you replace the battery you better measure
the voltage at the
battery with the engine running. It should be an absolute
max of 15v and
preferably between 13 and 14V. If it is,
then try the better battery.
Andy
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 14:48:28
-0700 (PDT)
From: Geoff Mohler <
gemohler@www.speedtoys.com>
Subject:
Team3S: Re: 3S-Racers: OT!! I need some quick advice from a
lawyer
PLEASE!!!
The guy can call your dog whatever he wants, if he goes to
court his
calling your dog that would be struck..its not fact.
His
cat.
Your back yard.
Do the math..have fun smiling in
court.
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 18:03:30
-0400 (EDT)
From:
kimbyrd@webtv.net
(Kimberly Byrd)
Subject: Team3S: loss of power
I own a 1994 3000GT
non-turbo with an automatic transmission. The cars
runs great except when I
start up a hill. If I take the hill from a
moving pace, it does
okay. But, if I come to a dead stop and then
start up a hill, it doesn't have
much power and sputters. What could
this mean? When I say that it has
no power, that is even with the
overdrive off. Has anyone else
had this problem? Thanks.
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 17:17:48
-0500
From: Drew Mouton <
drew@irev2.com>
Subject: RE: ECM wacko
(was RE: Team3S: Possible fuel pump problem)
Thanks Jay - I wanted to cc'
your msg to the list, because I thought it
was great info we don't see much
of (might help someone else).
We'll pull the ECU tonight or tmrw and see
if we can figure out which of
these chips is bad. (Too bad we don't have
a great electronics supply
places in town; I'll probably have to order
something from Digikey just
to test it).
Drew
It appears that
on 9/12/2002 5:12 PM, Jim Fay at
jfay@tssu.com said:
>I would guess the
ECU. The inputs are usually op amps, clustered 4 to
>a chip.
It you can open the ECU (like in the cap replacement~might
try
>that
>first) and replace the chip (that i would bet all
four of these inputs
feed
>into) it should take care of the prob.
The op amp chips are a fairly
>standard item at electronics part
warehouses.
>
>Jim
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 15:26:15
-0700 (PDT)
From: Roger Ludwig <
yiotta@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Team3S:
loss of power
This car has 225 horse power stop. Not only should
you
have no problem going uphill, you should accelerate
uphill without a
problem.
The possibilities for lost horsepower are numerous,
from air/fuel
mixture to fuel pump (uphill worsens
fuel pump problems) to clogged
injectors...
You will probably need the shop to diagnose this for
ya, good
luck!
Roger L.
F15DOC
- --- Kimberly Byrd <
kimbyrd@webtv.net> wrote:
> I own a
1994 3000GT non-turbo with an automatic
> transmission. The cars
>
runs great except when I start up a hill. If I take
> the hill from
a
> moving pace, it does okay. But, if I come to a dead
> stop and
then start
> up a hill, it doesn't have much power and sputters.
>
What could this
> mean? When I say that it has no power, that is
even
> with the overdrive
> off. Has anyone else had this problem?
Thanks.
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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 10:47:39
+1200
From: "Steve Cooper" <
scooper@paradise.net.nz>
Subject:
Re: ECM wacko (was RE: Team3S: Possible fuel pump problem)
You've got a
92, original ECU, if it's not faulty now it soon will be,
get it rebuilt,
that will be the end of your problems.
Steve
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 17:06:45
-0700
From: "Rivenburg, Pete" <
privenburg@firstam.com>
Subject:
RE: ECM wacko (was RE: Team3S: Possible fuel pump problem)
With weird
readings from some of the registers and not others, maybe
your ECM's got a
bad ground or one of the sensor wires might have a
direct ground.
I would test the ground wire for correct resistance
(almost
nothing) and the hot wire for matching voltage with the battery
then
isolate the ECM except for the power, try the sensors
by
connecting them one at a time. The voltage "might" be taken off the
hot
for the ECM so it might not have an external wire. I don't
have a
manual (yet) so I'm guessing. Electrical fault hunting is best
done
slowly and methodically by eliminating as many factors as you can
first
then putting them back together one at a time. usually
works for me
*_*
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 17:21:33
-0700
From: "dakken" <
dougusmagnus@attbi.com>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: Re: 3S-Racers: OT!! I need some quick advice from a
lawyer
PLEASE!!!
You are not legally responsible at all just as everyone else
has said.
I would think about a way to make peace with your neighbor,
though. You
have to live next to him and if he gets mad
enough then he may do some
nasty things to you or your property. The
kind of things that you know
he did but could never
prove.
I say go out and find a free kitten, and offer it to him.
Not many
people can resist a kitten and it will lighten the mood up a
bit.
Doug
92 Stealth RT TT
Dead cat under front wheel
mod.
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 19:34:49
-0500
From: "
merritt@cedar-rapids.net" <
merritt@cedar-rapids.net>
Subject:
Re: Team3S: Hey tire dude
Thanks to all who responded.
The new tire
is in. I'll mount the tire in question on a dented alloy
rim and use it for a
spare.
Rich/slow old poop/time to retire.
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 21:19:27
-0500
From: "Mark & Brenda" <
mebmark@airmail.net>
Subject:
Team3S: Not slipping out of 5th anymore!
Hi folks, first let me say
thanks to everyone for your support! I think
she is fixed this time, I stress
tested her hard in 5th tonight, Saw 110
and had plenty left to
go, they replaced the spring and ball that
holds her in gear, something Jim
was thinking could have been the prob,
I would have checked that
after you told me Jim but she was already at
the shop, well it very well may
have been most of the original prob, but
5th was worn to, I did see that.
I'm going to take her for a good 175
mile road trip this weekend,
that way I'll know for sure she is fixed,
at least I have a 6 month 6000 mile
warranty! Well that's about it for
now other than I want to say
thanks again for everyone's reply, this
group is like psycho therapy to me
when I'm felling as bad as I was
last night, I hope I didn't whine to much?
Take care I'll let ya know
how she turns out, BTW the tranni job turned out
to cost 1400.00 after
they had to 5th gear from the
dealer...
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 23:51:40
-0500
From: "Michael Neill" <
dblxx@bellsouth.net>
Subject:
Team3S: Clutch Woes...
I have recently bought a '97 VR-4, and went over
the 60k mile limit for
the warranty when I heard an unusual noise from under
the hood. I had
the local Mitsu dealer diagnose the soft,
rattling noise as a
throw-out bearing in the clutch. What aftermarket clutch
best suits my
needs, I am a highway warrior so far with no mods,
but plan on making
a few "minor" changes to the engine to increase horsepower
and I don't
want to put an inferior clutch system that won't last
another 60k
miles. Thanks,
Mike Neill
Springfield,
Tennessee
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 22:16:16
-0700
From: "Robert Koch" <
eK2mfg@foxinternet.com>
Subject:
Team3S: Tranny parts info?
cost of rebuilding or replacing? got my
questions into Kormex right now.
My car will not go into 2nd at all. I would
like to know if possible if
just the 1-2 synchro will fix
it....or is it worth it to do all of
them since I will be cracking it open.
Any advice from the experienced
members on this subject? 1900 for
a new....got a quote for 1650 from
some other than kormex company...won't
mention it. How much are
synchros? I have been told the eclipse will work
on the NA's as well
is this true....
any help would be
appreciated
bobk.
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 22:27:48
-0700
From: "Robert Koch" <
eK2mfg@foxinternet.com>
Subject:
RE: Team3S: Tranny parts info?
Just a little to add here for a
history.....new flywheel, solid hub
clutch 6 puck ( I like it) and Lucas oil
in the tranny. Everything else
is stock for the record....this
happened when the throw-out bearing
took a hike and I had to start it in gear
and grinding into 2nd to get
home was a must........please hold
the bantering I know, I
know...should have towed it home but it was
like 4 miles away and 75
bucks seemed expensive then....so after doing some
search it looks
like the dealer will have my parts? any idea as
to what I should ask
for? A kit, part numbers...bla bla bla.
-
-----Original Message-----
From:
owner-team3s@team3s.com
[mailto:owner-team3s@team3s.com]On Behalf
Of Robert Koch
Sent: Thursday,
September 12, 2002 10:16 PM
To:
Team3S@team3s.comSubject: Team3S: Tranny
parts info?
cost of rebuilding or replacing? got my questions into Kormex
right now.
My car will not go into 2nd at all. I would like to know if
possible if
just the 1-2 synchro will fix it....or is it worth it
to do all of
them since I will be cracking it open. Any advice from the
experienced
members on this subject? 1900 for a new....got a
quote for 1650 from
some other than kormex company...won't mention it. How
much are
synchros? I have been told the eclipse will work on the
NA's as well
is this true....
any help would be
appreciated
bobk.
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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 22:23:09
-0700
From: "Tigran Varosyan" <
tigran@tigran.com>
Subject: RE:
Team3S: Clutch Woes...
I just recently installed a Stage3 SPEC clutch
from 3SX and a friend of
mine got done with a Stage3 RPS (Sprung Hub). I have
seen both and felt
both. I would say that both are going to be a
bit too sport for you if
you are a highway warrior. Both clutches require you
to rev to 3k if you
want smooth acceleration. On both the
engagement area is VERY small
and they feel almost like a clutch switch,
ether on or off. Very good
for drags, not good around town. I love
mine and got used to it in
about 2 weeks but I have always been
good with stick cars. The stock
clutch is a complete POS. Mine was replaced
right before I got my car
I never really abused it, almost never
raced from a full stop. Then
after about a year I took it to the track. Six
hard launches later I had
to buy a new clutch. My advice to you
would be to get ether the Spec
Stage 2 from
http://www.3sxperformance.com/clutch.asp
or the "Street
disk" from
http://www.dynamicracing1.com/customer/product.php?productid=41&cat=7&page=1
Both
should have smoother engagement than the Stage 3's and more
durability than
the absolute garbage stock clutch.
Tyson
- -----Original
Message-----
From:
owner-team3s@team3s.com
[mailto:owner-team3s@team3s.com]On Behalf
Of Michael Neill
Sent: Thursday,
September 12, 2002 9:52 PM
To:
Team3S@team3s.comSubject: Team3S: Clutch
Woes...
I have recently bought a '97 VR-4, and went over the 60k mile
limit for
the warranty when I heard an unusual noise from under the hood. I
had
the local Mitsu dealer diagnose the soft, rattling noise as
a
throw-out bearing in the clutch. What aftermarket clutch best suits
my
needs, I am a highway warrior so far with no mods, but plan on
making
a few "minor" changes to the engine to increase horsepower and I
don't
want to put an inferior clutch system that won't last
another 60k
miles. Thanks,
Mike Neill
Springfield,
Tennessee
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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 18:05:38
+1200
From: "Steve Cooper" <
scooper@paradise.net.nz>
Subject:
Re: ECM wacko (was RE: Team3S: Possible fuel pump
problem)
NO
Electrical fault hunting is best done by eliminating
known common
problems, not tracing step at a time like a scientist, I do it
for a
job, if I did it the slow way I couldn't make a
living.
Steve
> Electrical fault hunting is best done slowly
and methodically by
> eliminating as many factors as you can first then
putting them
> back together one at a time. usually works for me
*_*
>
> Pete Rivenburg
>
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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 10:22:10
-0500
From: Drew Mouton <
drew@irev2.com>
Subject: Re: ECM wacko
(was RE: Team3S: Possible fuel pump problem)
We're going to pull the ECU
this morning, then I'm going to fire up my
soldering iron, open up my
Digikey catalog and see if it actually has
standard replaceable op amps. I'm
a little afraid it'll end up being
something proprietary in the "spirit" of
an op amp...if anyone's done
this, I'd definitely be interested in some
pointers.
Alternately, I remember seeing a post about someplace that
rebuilt and
warranteed ECUs, but I didn't see it at team3s.com or the list
archives.
Can anyone remind me?
Thanks,
Drew
It appears
that on 9/12/2002 5:47 PM, Steve Cooper at
scooper@paradise.net.nz
said:
>You've got a 92, original ECU, if it's not faulty now it soon
will be,
>get it rebuilt, that will be the end of your
problems.
>
>Steve
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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 10:07:39
-0600
From: "Justin Sturgeon" <
justinstur@hotmail.com>
Subject:
Team3S: low oil pressure
does anyone know what might be the cause of the
low oil pressure in my
car
at idle. i have a 91 stealth r/t
na. it has 90k miles, new ecu/fuel
filter/k&n fipk/timing
belt/water pump/plugs/wires/ and then some. oil
pressure stays at the
middle hash mark when i am driving, but after the
car warms up- if it sits at
a light the oil pressure drops almost the
bottom hash mark. i also
notice that the car has a very poor launch in
this condition even with normal
driving. if i slowly bring the revs up,
the pressure rises and it
launches fine. timing is good.
any suggestions?
thanks,
Justin
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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 09:14:13
-0700
From: "Gross, Erik" <
erik.gross@intel.com>
Subject: RE:
Team3S: Tranny parts info?
Hang on there, Bob.... this is your car,
right? Like the grabber green
'93/99 R/T NA?
If so, then you
don't need to talk to Kormex or CRS or anyone other than
a normal tranny shop
or the dealer. The NA 5-speed is completely
rebuildable and
parts should be as available as any other part for
your car. I had mine
rebuilt under warranty (1st, 2nd, and the 1/2
synchro assembly) and I think
it would have been only a couple hundred
in parts if I'd have had
to pay for it. Labor is the thing that'll kill
ya... 8 hours or
so.
CAPS has all the internal diagrams with part numbers if you attempt
this
yourself. Should be fairly straight-forward for anyone who has
cracked
open a tranny casing before. But that would not
include me :-)
- --Erik
'95 VR-4
'95 NA (sold in
'01)
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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 11:59:21
-0500
From: "Willis, Charles E." <
cewillis@TexasChildrensHospital.org>
Subject:
RE: ECM wacko (was RE: Team3S: Possible fuel pump problem)
m&s
recycling will sell you a refurbed ECU with yours as core. I went
that
route for my '93 VR4.
=
Alternately, I remember seeing a post about
someplace that rebuilt and
warranteed ECUs, but I didn't see it at
team3s.com or the list archives.
Can anyone remind
me?
=
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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 13:47:17
-0400
From: "anthonymelillo" <
anthonymelillo@sprintmail.com>
Subject:
Team3S: part number for injector wire loom
While doing some maintenance I
noticed that the black plastic wire loom
cover for the front injector wires
is broken and I want to get another
one, but can not seem to
locate it in CAPS, and the parts guy I called
isn't sure what I am talking
about.
Can anyone tell me where it is located in CAPS so I can give him
the
part number ?
Thanks
Anthony Melillo
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