The can is operated by pressure, not vacuum, and a bicycle tire pump works nicely if you can figure out how to connect it. The problem could also be a leaky or disconnected hose or a bad EBC solenoid valve (stuck plunger or broken return spring) or a damaged electrical control going to it.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Cookson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "miatapower List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 5:05 PM Subject: Diagnosing fuel cut > Over the weekend I changed the plugs and wires. Good news is that it > runs like a champ, no misfires :-) and it pulls hard right up to fuel > cut around 5k RPMs. :-( > > I decided to watch the boost gauge and somewhere over 15 psi is where > the fuel cut happens. The Link is set to a MAP limit of 195kpa, so > just to verify, I turned off the MAP limit and did another run. At > about 22 psi I took my foot off the gas -- there was no stumbling and > no fuel cut (I didn't look at the O2 gauge, but I'm guessing my little > 440 injectors were well past their rated limit). > > So, it's a bad waste gate canister, right? The Link boost solenoid > doesn't come into play since I had the boost target set at 100kpa > (running through the initial boost setup docs). > > I imagine that 3 years of sitting still in MN humidity has caused it > to seize, but is there any way to be sure? A hand vacuum pump maybe? > Any way to loosen it up? > > Thanks, > Mark > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
