[s-cars] stuck in neverboost - help!

[steve powers]

Indeed, though that figure does include 2nd day shipping from
two locations (ECS and 2Bennett) plus a clamp kit.

I was running out of vehicles to drive and was carpooling with
my wife and son.

Now, I'm off to tackle the brakes on my '88 Ford Ranger. ;)

Steve

>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
>  [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com] On Behalf Of James
>  Murray (LMC)
>  Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 8:31 PM
>  To: 'steve powers'; s-car-list at audifans.com
>  Subject: RE: [s-cars] stuck in neverboost - help!
>
>
>  At 5 bills they certainly are capitalizing on it too...
>
>  Enjoy the boost mon capitain ! ;-)
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: steve powers [mailto:steve at thepowers.net]
>  Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:23 PM
>  To: s-car-list at audifans.com; 'northwest audi enthusiasts'
>  Subject: RE: [s-cars] stuck in neverboost - help!
>
>
>  Houston, we have boost. Would the flight attendant please
>  bring the captain his favorite adult beverage?
>
>  Adult beverage, check.
>
>  I replaced all 3 hoses with Samco hoses I got from 2
>  Bennett. They're the only folks around who've got them right
>  now. Their stock is pretty low as well - I bought the IC/TB
>  hose from ECS just so I could get a matched color set: Ricer Red.
>
>  Thanks everyone!
>
>  Flight attendant, please take your seat in the pilot's lap. Wheeeee!@
>
>  Steve
>
>  >  -----Original Message-----
>  >  From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
>  > [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com] On Behalf Of steve powers
>  >  Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 10:13 PM
>  >  To: s-car-list at audifans.com; 'northwest audi enthusiasts'
>  >  Subject: [s-cars] stuck in neverboost - help!
>  >
>  >
>  >  We were going down the freeway tonight when <bang>,
>  followed  by a
>  > large falump! vibration due to sudden deceleration. We
>  had been doing
>  > about 75 or so passing another car. Our car  is still running okay
>  > from idle, though there's a large  hisssss when the boost tries to
>  > come on followed by  immediate loss of power.
>  >
>  >  This tells me that it probably isn't the turbo. The hiss
>  though is
>  > deceptive. You can hear it in the car at any speed  which makes me
>  > think it may be as simple as the line to the  computer.
>  Another likely
>  > culprit may be the recent  reassembly after the new head install -
>  > perhaps the dealer  didn't tighten one of the boost hoses
>  properly.
>  > Final  possibility would be a burst hose.
>  >
>  >  I looked under the hood, but nothing was obvious. I'll  tackle it
>  > tomorrow. I've got a compressor and probably will  just
>  seal the main
>  > hose at the air filter and throttle body.  Put about 20
>  psi in it and
>  > listen for the big hiss.
>  >
>  >  Any other suggestions as to first places to look? We've
>  got  an Audi
>  > get together tomorrow and I'd hate to be normally aspirated.
>  >
>  >  thanks!
>  >
>  >  Steve Powers
>  >  95.6 S6 Avant
>  >  Seattle
>  >
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