I'm racing a 2.2TBI dodge shadow in Lemons this weekend, and I want to bring a spare motor, since the TBI motors do not have a reputation for reliability (apparently they like to throw rods when...
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I'm racing a 2.2TBI dodge shadow in Lemons this weekend, and I want to bring a spare motor, since the TBI motors do not have a reputation for reliability (apparently they like to throw rods when...
Well I feel really silly. It was dark outside and I couldn't see well and I was measuring the fake lug nuts on the plastic wheel cover. The wheels are definitely 5x100.
Racing the car at CMP on...
That's what I was suspecting.. but why is mine different?
Is it possible I have hubs from a different vehicle?
Was there ever a factory option for 5x114 wheels on a dodge shadow? Everywhere I search says my wheels should be 5x100, but I've measured multiple times and they are definitely not the same size as...
I'm having the same problem. I get a loud popping sound when I decel. The popping is at regular intervals, spaced about 3/4 second between pops.
Radiator fan was kicking in and out, but I...
Interesting. Why did they flip them? Did some cars have the TPS on the opposite side of the throttle body?
On my '89 4cyl turbo, I have A as BK/LB, B as VT/WT, and C as OR/DB, but on the wiring...
I've never changed out a transmission before and was hoping to avoid it if possible. That's what I'll do if it's my only option though.
According to...
I have another 520 I can put it. I like the 520 because of the final drive ratio (this is a daily driver for me, so I'd rather have good gas mileage). Also it was the only manual transmission I...
So I'm driving downtown and start to shift into 3rd, and all of a sudden I don't have any gears. Van is stuck in neutral and won't go anywhere. After removing the selector shaft housing from the...
I put a hellwig bar on an '87 2.6L caravan many years ago. Easy install (I knew next to nothing about working on cars at the time) and made a world of difference. I would agree with the other...
Where is the best place to get the denso gear reduction starter?
I'm having a hard time figuring out which one to order on rockauto. (They have reman units and new units, but the new units either...
So like I said, the next step was to fix all the wiring problems I could find. No frayed wire was to be left un-heatshrinked. And I wanted to fix this mess and do it right:
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No kidding! At least I now know where socks go when they don't come out of the dryer: they go through a spacetime vortex and get eaten by someone's turbo!
During my final voltage regulator experiment, I noticed a spark jump near the fuel rail. Next step, then, was to repair all the faulty wiring in the car. Before I got very far with that, the...
After the race was when the electrical gremlins REALLY started to get to me. First, the hack job I had done on the wiring backfired when the wingnuts came loose on me:
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Thanks, Vigo! I don't think anyone carries that size in town, so I guess I'll have to order online?
Yes, the blue wires are Accel. If I ever get a chance I'll try to take some better pictures.
You just fed the troll.
I've been following this soap opera of a thread and I'm surprised nobody else has brought this up. I'm far from an expert on this matter (a noob, in fact), but I have some thoughts. You mention...
Here are the symptoms I've recently started seeing:
* Idle at 1500 rpm, usually will go down to 1000 rpm _after_ I come to a complete stop, but sometimes stays up at 1500 even then.
* Suspected...
On our cars, the regulator is in the power module, not the alternator. The rectifier is in the alternator. I keep getting those confused, esp since in newer cars the alternator is internally...
A SMEC is a PM+LM in a single case (the intent being to reduce the bulk of the wiring harness):
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5246890328_cfacfac447.jpg
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Actually I kept the cap, partially because I couldn't get it off and partially because of your recommendation against the spade connectors. The problem with the yellow wires was that 1) the...
Thanks Joe!
So far I've mostly just been working on the electrical gremlins. I fixed the short circuit a while back but the wiring was still a mess and at first I put it back together wrong (with...
I have written a new library for communicating to my SMEC via DRBII:
http://github.com/cout/drbii
http://github.com/cout/ftdic
It runs on linux and is written in ruby. I have written a simple...
One big problem with a rear engine is cooling. Remember the Fiero? (though I guess technically that was mid-engine)
With a turbo setup I would expect it to be even more difficult.