89 200 Turbo SAGA goes on ...

[LL - NY]

He's got a point. The sponge, BTW, was designed as a noise reduction device. 
In the case of Nick's car, it became a power reduction device. ;-)

LL - NY

On 6/8/05, Nick <nick at beol.net> wrote:
> 
> >
> > only goes to .7 for the most part
> >
> > maybe 1.0 for a nano second
> >
> Given that info... here is another possibilty....it happened to me and is
> mentioned in sjm site as well!!
> In the lower intercooler hose there is a "tubular sponge". (Don't know
> what it is for other than soak up oil).  This sponge can get loose and
> turn sideways in a hose or blow itself all the way up into a dark hiding
> place in the intercooler.
> My car would start, idle, drive OK if you take it very easy, but no good
> power, and the boost guage would not go to 1.0.
> Just a thought.
> Nick
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