Date: 30 Mar 2003 23:08:43 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: Hard(er) question
Someone who looks an awful lot like Hogan Whittall <hoganwnopsamspeed.net> wrote: > <davehinznopsamcop.net> wrote in message > news:b673uf$27ngq$2nopsam34476.news.dfncis.de... >> >> Great. Got any _tough_ questions? We like a good mystery around >> here ;) > Now you've done it... :-) Yeah, this'll teach me... > The guys over on saabnet.com couldn't explain it, just that > "your year doesn't have drainplugs." ;) Evidence suggests otherwise, at least in this case. Are you sure it's the original tranny? If so, you just got lucky. > While we're on transaxles, will synthetic oil do anything to cure the lazy > syncros on 1-2 shifts? If anything, it might make them worse; too slippy perhaps. Are you familiar with how the synchro rings work to synchronize the gears to the locking hubs? > How about adjusting the clutch, going into 1st or > reverse often results in a *thud*, typically to get into 1st at a stop I'll > touch on 2nd gear and then move into 1st. Acts like the clutch isn't fully > disengaging. Yes, it sounds like it. How much free-play do you have in the pedal? (easy push before you're pushing against the springs)? > Another mystery...erratic boost. My gut tells me the APC solenoid for the > wastegate isn't doing its thing right. Often times I'll only get 1/3 into > the orange, sometimes it'll go right up to the red, other times it'll head > to the red and then drop back down to 1/3rd. First two things to check for, are vacuum leaks, and a mechanical rattle. Leaks throw off all the computations, and a rattle might be heard by the computer which thinks it's ping (predetonation) and backs boost down. > Sometimes when I > plug it back in the solenoid will click about 20 times and then stop. My > vacuum lines and intake hoses are tight with no cracks, this is something > somewhere messing with the wastegate. I'd start there; it's either being told to click (electrical issue), or it's got an internal problem. That's not normla, and could explain much of what you describe. > Only thing I can think of is with 146k > miles, the solenoid isn't holding shut under boost as well as it used to and > pressure is leaking past, opening the wastegate and killing my boost. > Possible? Heard of this happen before? Good theory based on your description, yes. Not a common problem that I've noticed, but stuff does break sometimes. Dave Hinz
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