80tq: Opinions wanted

[JShadzi at aol.com]

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<<Hmm, the oil in the coolant can only mean one thing!
That headgasket's getting ready to go.  By what you
describe, it seems like your lifting the head under
high boost, but that _should_ mean you blow the piss
out of the HG.  Eventhough you can't hear it, that
black smoke could still be detonation, which could be
forcing some fluid past the seals in cetain events?>>

Ya, been whe i'm thinking, except forcing gas (as in air, fuel, etc) into the
coolant.

> <<I'm curiouse to see what your rings look like when you
> get your motor out.  Mine were in pretty bad shape
> when I took the first MC out.  Your going to use some
> non-stretch bolts or studs on that new motor right?>>

Yes, I'll be interested too, from scoping one of the pistons they look really
good, nice dark tint to them, no huge pitting that I could see.  Yes, I'll be
using studs for sure.

> <<Still can't figure out why it will not rev though.
> Maybe you've found another wonderfull function of the
> CIS-III? >>

Yes, could be...

<< I still would not rule out the ign coil. >
> Are you using an MC? >>

Yes, basically a 3B coil, didn't seem to make any difference.

<< I doubt it's fueling related>
> since you dyno'd the car and have it well dialed in.
> I'd seriously grab a Saab APC for a knock light.  Mine
> saves my ass all the time, especially when I get bad
> gas, and I'm not paying attention.  I'm eventually
> going to hook it up to run the boost so I can tune the
> Haltech assuming my water injection will always be
> working, then if for some reason it fails, it will
> back the boost off if it starts to ping.>>

You have an extra one?  =)

> <<Anyways, enough about me, my vote is on the ignition,
> get rid of that and I bet you'll be fine:)  You know
> these motors can run that kind of boost all day long!>>

Ya, working on it, but want to explore all other options too.

Thanks for all the leads everyone.

Javad