I ended up going through the large light grey gromet on the driver's side. I just poked through it with a coat hanger and pulled the plastic hose back through.
Can you get to the passenger one from behind the glovebox? I didn't remove mine to check. On 7/6/08, Larry Alster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use the grommet on the passenger side for the speedometer cable. > > > > > > > > Larry > > White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99 CSP > Silver Bullet 1992 Silverstone #17 SM2 FM I+ Turbo > Honey B 1992 Sunburst Yellow #99 SM2L JR Supercharger > Whooosh 2004 Titanium Mazdaspeed MX-5 > > LowCountry Miata http://www.lowcountrymiataclub.net > Masters Miata > RAGS 074 > > > > From: Dillon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 7:50 PM > To: Larry Alster > Cc: Bill Cardell; miatapower List > Subject: Re: turbo a motor with less than perfect compression? > > > > Ok, back from the store. Warm motor, taped threads on the gauge, 24" > steady. > > I am somewhat confuzzled now. Is it possible for a motor with bad > compression to hold good steady vacuum? I had the compression tested twice, > on two separate occasions, got bad numbers both times, and confirmed the > leaking rings with a leakdown test. > > Also, where the heck do you pass the vacuum line through the firewall? From > the engine compartment, I can see what appears to be an unused grommet on > the passenger side, but I can't see it from the floor well. Should I remove > the heater motor to use that, or try drilling a new one? I don't see a good > spot where I can safely fit my drill. > > On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Larry Alster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well that is good news. > > > > > > > > Larry > > White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99 CSP > Silver Bullet 1992 Silverstone #17 SM2 FM I+ Turbo > Honey B 1992 Sunburst Yellow #99 SM2L JR Supercharger > Whooosh 2004 Titanium Mazdaspeed MX-5 > > LowCountry Miata http://www.lowcountrymiataclub.net > Masters Miata > RAGS 074 > > > > From: Dillon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 5:52 PM > To: Larry Alster > Cc: Bill Cardell; miatapower List > > > Subject: Re: turbo a motor with less than perfect compression? > > > > Oh yeah, to answer your question, yes, at 19" it was steady. > > On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 2:51 PM, Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It was at 19", and would drop down to around 6" when blipping the throttle. > It would then go up to about 21" as it came back to idle, and settle at 19". > This was all done very quickly however as I was contorting myself under the > hood to plug the t-fitting with my finger (no plug handy). The threads > aren't sealed on the gauge yet either. > > > > On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Larry Alster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's in the ballpark, is it a steady 19"?? > > > > > > > > Larry > > White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99 CSP > Silver Bullet 1992 Silverstone #17 SM2 FM I+ Turbo > Honey B 1992 Sunburst Yellow #99 SM2L JR Supercharger > Whooosh 2004 Titanium Mazdaspeed MX-5 > > LowCountry Miata http://www.lowcountrymiataclub.net > Masters Miata > RAGS 074 > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dillon > Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 5:41 PM > To: Bill Cardell > Cc: miatapower List > > > Subject: Re: turbo a motor with less than perfect compression? > > > > I just test-fitted the boost/vacuum gauge and got a quick reading of ~19psi > at cold idle. I have to go to the store to find some teflon tape, so we'll > get a warm idle test here shortly. This is near sea level. > > On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Bill Cardell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Boost gauge would do fine. If you're getting one of our kits, just get the > gauge and mount ahead of time and get credited back when you take the > plunge. Plenty of ports on the manifold, might have to T in, depending on > whether you have cruise or not. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
