Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:20:23 -0500 From: Malt_Hound <Malt_Houndnospamm*yahoo.com> Subject: Re: 9000 turbo - no power
yaofeng wrote: > Don't know if there is a good way to test the turbo. But what you > experienced is pretty much an indication the turbo impeller is stuck. > I bought one 94 cde just like what you test drove last October (for > $250 can you believe it?) I have it flat bed home because it won't > run. After putting in a new battery, I started it and drove around the > block with the exact sympom you have. The gage boost fine but there is > no pick up. > > I had already determined to convert it to 5 speed the day I bought it. > But it wasn't until I took the drive train apart and remove the turbo > did I find the stuck impeller. About $800 to $1,000 and hours to many > to count later, the 94 cde is a FPT turbo 5 speed. It is a lot of > work. But It certainly is worth it to me. > NO, this is WRONG!! If the turbocharger is shot you will not get anything close to "normal boost" on the gauge, as the OP stated. -Fred W