Should I rebuild the Turbo first?

[tom winter]

Britt - I replaced the turbo on an 86 5000. The housing was cracked, and you
may have the same problem (oil was going into the intercooler). Whatever you
decide to do, you should know that there is a small amount of play in the
turbo shaft - I was told the shaft "floats" on oil, and that play is normal.

But since you are in Colorado, I thought I'd pass along the beta on these
guys:

Turbo Charger Engineering Corp
17222 S Golden Rd
GOLDEN,  CO 80401 - 2600
(303) 271-3997 

They do rebuilds, etc. And got me a new turbo for just under $700. Maybe
that's too much (the list will certainly point that out if that's the case),
but I found these guys totally cool and professional to work with. Might be
worth a stop in Golden if you're near there.

Tom



on 3/24/04 6:24 PM, Britt Crowell at britt at fortcollins.com wrote:

> I just pulled the turbo from my 87 parts car to replace the smoking one (like
> spy hunter smoking) on my 89.
> the 87 had about 180k miles on it. There is a little play on the shaft side to
> side. I want to know if I should look at getting it rebuilt before I put it in
> the 89. I never ran high boost in the 87, but the 89 is chipped and I do live
> in Colorado (need to worry about over spinning?).
> So should I rebuild it?
> Dont want to have to take it off again in 6 months.
> What is acceptiable shaft play.
> Anyone had any experinces with TurboCity rebuild kits?
> http://www.turbocity.com/product_info.php?products_id=170
> and where to send to have it reblanced?
> 
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> 
> Britt Crowell
> Crowell Consulting Inc.
> 970-484-4995
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