I'd also probably just bypass the EBC solenoid and hook the wastegate directly to boost reference line.
-Chris Sam Sharp wrote: > I think I'd start by turning the lever manually with a pair of > pliars. The shaft might just be stuck. > > Sam > > On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 6:39 PM, Ray Ayala <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > 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] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > To: "miatapower List" <[email protected] > <mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[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 > _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
