Yes ... but disconnect the pushrod first so you can feel where the problem is
(can or WG).
----- Original Message -----
From: Sam Sharp
To: Ray Ayala
Cc: Mark Cookson ; miatapower List
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: Diagnosing fuel cut
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]> 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]>
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
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