Subject	2nd. That's very bad for your engine.
Posted by	Evan(CA) on July 08, 2008 at 7:40 PM
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In Reply To	I'm having a hard time imagining WOT at 2000-2500 RPM. posted by robo (sebring1970) on July 08, 2008 at 07:02 PM
Message	After I bought bjammins tt I called and talked to Mike Smith at MWS because it was my first turbo car and had a few questions. One of the things he warned me about is not going WOT unless you are going to jump right up 4k and go.
Follow Ups	proving to myself that electrical issues - robo (sebring1970) 11:32:57 07/08/08 Hmm. I wonder if that's a contributor to my battery - Inzane 11:38:30 07/08/08 Lookin good - Drk93TT 11:38:45 07/08/08 Seems pretty obvious to me :-) (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 12:12:12 07/08/08 glad to hear - bobZtwin(NC) 12:12:53 07/08/08 had not noticed. will take a look next time. (n/m) - robo (sebring1970) 12:50:39 07/08/08 Did they rewind the alt too? If so that can be the cause of - mds2004 12:16:20 07/08/08 alt not rewound. new brushes and bearings. cleaned up. (n/m) - robo (sebring1970) 12:49:55 07/08/08 Hmm...what did that cost you? How long did it take? - Technomancer 12:47:45 07/08/08 I think it was right at $60, but he charged a little extra - robo (sebring1970) 12:53:27 07/08/08 Thanks. Was this a chain shop or a local guy? - Technomancer 12:58:23 07/08/08 local family owned shop with excellent reputation (n/m) - robo (sebring1970) 13:00:25 07/08/08 Alt removal isn't that much of a PITA - BigTDogg (MA) 13:41:54 07/08/08 And small hands for the stupid hanger nut. (n/m) - AbsolutZ (OH) 13:59:10 07/08/08 IIRC, I used a Allen key jammed in there to hold it - BigTDogg (MA) 14:02:59 07/08/08 Mine randomly fell off while driving Sunday... - AbsolutZ (OH) 14:54:37 07/08/08 did you fix what was leaking on it? or is that just years - Atl300zxTT 14:39:01 07/08/08 new power steering hose took care of it (n/m) - robo (sebring1970) 14:45:07 07/08/08 I had the same power steering issue. Amazing what that... - CameronSF 14:46:44 07/08/08 power steering fluid leak is a common cause of alternator - robo (sebring1970) 17:01:54 07/08/08 Had same issue. Cured a hesitation issue. (n/m) - EZEZ(NA>>TT) 16:15:55 07/08/08 what were the symptoms? (n/m) - SuparexTT 16:26:12 07/08/08 Hesitation at 2000 - 2500 RPM at WOT (n/m) - EZEZ(NA>>TT) 18:05:10 07/08/08 I'm having a hard time imagining WOT at 2000-2500 RPM. - robo (sebring1970) 19:02:16 07/08/08 2nd. That's very bad for your engine. - Evan(CA) 19:40:24 07/08/08 agree, except I don't understand "jump right up 4k and go." - robo (sebring1970) 19:49:50 07/08/08 Sorry. - Evan(CA) 20:00:54 07/08/08 no aplogies necessary. I wanted to make sure I understood - robo (sebring1970) 20:04:41 07/08/08 now that you mention it, I had some minor, light throttle - robo (sebring1970) 16:53:47 07/08/08
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