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Re: How the turbo works



> 
> Here's an ASCII-fied drawing of how the turbo control works on my 86 5000CS TQ.
[snip]
> 
> 
> 
>                             Wastegate spring                                  
>                            /                 computer controlled valve        
>   WASTEGATE               /           +-----+/         C = A  or C = B
>           +-------====---/----+       |     +------------------------+        
>           |       ----  /     |  <->  |   A +----------------------+^|boost at
>           |push|  ---- /      +-------+     |           <---       |^|  open  
>           |down|  ----        +-------+C    +----+                 |^|throttle
>           |   \ / ----        |       |   B +--+v|  +------------.-+ +------  
>           |    v  ----        |       +-----+  | |  |  > > > >  /    to intake
>           |_-----------------_|                |v|  | ^ +------.------ -----  
>          /|        ||         |                | |  | ^ |      |      |       
> diaphram/ |        ||         +---------------------+ ^ | throttle    +------>
>           |        ||           < < < < < < < < < < < ^ |         to sensor in
>           |      | ||  ^      +---------------------+ ^ |            computer 
>           |      | ||  |      |                | |  | ^ |                     
>           +----- v ||  | up --+       constant |v|  | ^ | Throttle valve      
>              down  || less boost        vacuum | |  | ^ |                     
>          more boost||                        \ |v|  | ^ |                     
>                    ||               ||         | |  | ^ |Boosted air outlet   
>                   /||    +----------||--------------+ ^ |                     
>                  / ||    |  > > > > ||> > > > > > > > ^ |                     
> boost regulator /  ||    | ^ +------||------------------+                     
>                 +--------+ ^ +      ||         | |  
>                 |            |   intercooler   |v|
>                 |  TURBO     |                 | |
>   \             |  "AIR      |                 |v|
>    -------------+   PUMP"    |                 | |
> AIR INTAKE> >   >   >   >    |        constant |v|
>    ---------+ +--------------+          vacuum | |
>   /         |^|                              \ |v|
>             |^+--------------------------------+ |
>             +------------------------------------+
>              
> 
> 
> ...bill
> DEC
> Maynard, MA
> 

Holly Smokes, have alittle time on your hands Bill?

Nice job.


Mike


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