Team3S: 3000GT & Stealth  Saturday, October 18 2003  Volume 02 : Number 278
 
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Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 14:29:12 +0000
From: mjannusch@comcast.net
Subject: Re: Team3S: Oil temperature gauge?????
 
An EGT gauge would be the proper way to get the additional information that you are looking for.  An oil temp gauge is useless for determining how well your mixture is set.  If you were to run too lean and get detonation, the oil temp gauge would never let you know.  If it did, it would tell you long after the damage had been done.
 
- -Matt
'95 3000GT Spyder VR4
 
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Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 10:51:14 -0500
From: "William J. Crabtree" <wjcrabtree@earthlink.net>
Subject: Team3S: OT:  National Gathering 2004
 
I don't really care WHERE it is, so much as WHEN it is.  I have to choose
when I'm taking my vacation for ALL of next year by November 2nd.  I'd like
to include the Gathering in my vacation plans, but they seem unable to post
dates on the website.
 
#1 Does anybody here know dates yet?
 
#2 Does anybody here know who to ask?
 
Please respond privately, I'd really rather not start a thread on this.
 
Thanks in advance,
 
- -Jeff Crabtree
        St. louis, MO
 
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Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 12:10:21 EDT
From: Aso8@aol.com
Subject: Re: Team3S: OT:  National Gathering 2004
 
I'd hope you can post the answer for the rest of too. I'll finally have a car
to bring :)
Arty 91 VR-4
 
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Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 17:03:42 -0400
From: "Zobel, Kurt D" <Kurt.Zobel@ca.com>
Subject: RE: Team3S: Rotors
 
Try some after market rotors/pads, you may have better luck.
Geoff or others on this list have offerings.
 
Its totally bogus to say they can't be turned. Maybe I'm just lucky
with brakes, but my NT went 30K miles on stock rotors and pads.
Finally switched only because I started Open Tracking and wanted 'new'
for those outings. I usually swap the 'race' designated parts in a week
before tracking, sometimes leave them in a week afterwards.
 
So, after 70K miles I am STILL on my stock (turned once) rotors for
street use! I use Stillem MMX pads on the street. Maybe you just need to bleed a
little more often? I don't know if air in the system can cause some residual
pressure, which could hurt rotor and pad life by dragging.
 
Kurt  96 NT, 93 TT
Keep the oldies for spares at least, get them turned at leisure.
 
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Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 17:40:02 -0400
From: "Zobel, Kurt D" <Kurt.Zobel@ca.com>
Subject: RE: Team3S: Blinking Tour and Sport Lights
 
I have a spare front or rear cover+harness,
$5 bucks or a double margarita, your choice.
 
Send me a pvt mail if you can't find or fix it locally.
 
Kurt SoCal
 
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Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 20:10:07 -0400
From: Willard Semple <beowulf@del.net>
Subject: Team3S: Stealth Wheel Cap
 
I lost a wheel cap on my 92 Stealth  RT/TT. If anyone has an extra, or
knows where I can get one, please email me privately.
Thanks.
Will Semple
#0265
 
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Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 02:27:26 -0500
From: "brock" <brockgamble@sio.midco.net>
Subject: Team3S: Manual Tranny Fluid
 
I've got a 91 R/T NA and am about to have the transmission fluid changed for
the first time since purchasing the car. I've looked through the archives
and the best fluid that most of you tend to say to use is redline.
This is my daily driver though and I was wondering if this is the fluid
you'd recommend for my car also or is this just the gear oil that most of
you use that race your cars? If it's mostly just for the racers what other
gear oil would you suggest. And finally if you'd still recommend the redline
do any of you know of a dealer or store that would carry it; otherwise I
know I can order it online-would just like to be able to pick it up locally
if possible.
 
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Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 03:21:56 -0500
From: "brock" <brockgamble@sio.midco.net>
Subject: Team3S: Manual Tranny Fluid
 
By the way that is a store or dealer that would be in the Sioux Falls SD
area that I was wondering about.
 
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Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 02:58:44 -0600
From: "Donald Ashby" <dashbyiii@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Team3S: Manual Tranny Fluid
 
I just rebuilt my tranny, and I used valvoline 80w90. It shifts like a hot knife through butter. I'm draining the fluid tomarrow since I just hit 500 miles and I'm going to try my friends suggestion of going with 10w40 motor oil. I've driven his car and it shifts smoother then mine so I figured I'd try it, it isn't too tough to drain and fil the tranny anyway. All that is on a VR4 by the way, not sure if it is totally applicable to an N/A or not however.
 
Donald Ashby
'93 3000GT VR-4 (RIP)
'92 3000GT VR-4 (Vroom!)
"Don't drink and park, accidents cause people!"
 
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Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 09:35:16 -0400
From: "Tom Rowell" <Toemass@cfl.rr.com>
Subject: Team3S: No electrical power
 
OK guys I have a 92 VR4 with absolutely no electrical power, no dome light,
no seat power, no ignition power, and no accessory power. I went up to the
store turned off the car and went to move back the seat and noticed it
wouldn't move so I tried to start the engine but no go and had to have it
flatbeded home. The only unusual thing that happened earlier in the day was
the check engine light came on so I stopped to check it but could not find a
problem and the car was purring great as usual, now it's totally dead! Any
Ideas? Please Help! Tom
 
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