turbo: to rebuild or not to rebuild?

[Jim Green]

All the K26's that I've spun, probably 4 of them, do
exactly what you describe, including the one on my
car.  As long as it turnes smooth and has little play
I think you are fine.  I never get full boost in 1st
or second, 3rd is full blast.
--- Konstantin Bogach
<konstantin.bogach at morganstanley.com> wrote:
> Hi lister.
> 
> I already posted thish question a month ago and got
> one response. I
> still can not decide what to do. Any input will be
> appreciated.
> 
> Turbo (K-26) spun with hand stops suspiciously
> quickly. My feeling is
> like  carbon deposits binding.  No metal-to-metal
> contact. It does not
> leak or whine. What led me to this quest is the car
> is very lazy,
> especially on 1st and 2nd gears.
> It always attain full boost but too slow, as it
> seems to me.  But I have
> niether experience  nor anothe K-26 to compare.
> My another car has K-24 and it spins  much longer
> started by hand.
> Perception when driving these cars is like the one
> with K-26 is 5 times
> heavier than another one.
> 
> Konstantin Bogach.
> 
All the K26's that I've spun, probably 4 of them, do
exactly what you describe, including the one on my
car.  As long as it turnes smooth and has little play
I think you are fine.  I never get full boost in 1st
or second, 3rd is full blast.
HTH

=====
Jim Green
'89 90tq 
http://www.geocities.com/jeg1976/

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