don't suppose you're an IT person are ya? "just turn it off and wait 10 secs and turn it back on again"
hehehe ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Hughes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 12:59 PM Subject: Re: FJ T03 'stuck'?! > try unpluging your computer for about 20 secs and plug it back in again and > see if that helps > > > >From: Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: FJ T03 'stuck'?! > >Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 22:12:00 +1000 > > > >Howdy List, > > > >Well I went to get the 'disability in the garage' (as my wife calls it now) > >out for an emergency unreg'd drive to work since she temporarily lost the > >keys to the parts car... > >Anyways, my stuck turbo syndrome strikes again, only this time it didn't > >unstick itself - stuffed bearings or all carboned up are my guess. > >Symptoms are engine starts and runs fine... up to ~1,800 rpm then just hits > >a brick wall if driving or surges on idle with light accel. If I kick it in > >the guts enough it will rev to 3-4k with the telltale turbo whine (hey its > >spinning!) but will idle down and won't go over 1800 again without boot > >fulls from right foot. > > > >What happened last time was the whine came back and stayed and all was well > >- and it struck me at that precise moment "oh the turbo wasn't spinning, > >impeding gas flow and so no go - tho' when it refused to drive above 1800 > >it does just go pretty dead with nothing, almost like ECU is cutting for > >not getting right MAP reading or something? So I need to remove turbo and > >inspect, fiddle see how free it is (not very!) and for from there...what > >are the gaskets required when I take it off, can I buy, make or customise > >something or do I get something for Stuart Wilkins Rally etc. > > > >Having a turbo recently that lost it timing (due to worn keyway on the end > >of the crank) displaying some of the above could it be some major mishap > >with dissy or computer? The lack of turbo whine is bit of a give away, but > >I'm not to sure how noisy it was under 2,5-3,000 rpm which when I usually > >hear it - and as above it will eventually spin with revs. > > > >TIA for any pointers, > > > >PS any good t3 or Fj suitable turbos 4sale? > > > >Mark > >ACT > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Gaming galore at http://xtramsn.co.nz/gaming ! > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
