Re: No Power Brakes 84' 5kt

[Nick Craft <ncc@scr.siemens.com>]

>
>Wow... an '84 5000 Turbo with almost 200k miles... this gives me hope -- 
>I've only got about ... 130k? (my odometer stopped working) miles ... on 
>my '83 5ks Turbo.  Now if I can only fix that damn oil leak... and the 
>excess carbon from the exhaust... and perhaps the dents on the hood... 
>and maybe the rattles coming from the driver and passenger doors... and 
>the remarkably low fuel economy (maybe 15 mpg... perhaps lower... city) 
>actually, other than the oil leak (coming I think from the sending unit) 
>and the low gas mileage and carbon emissions (generally, but not always, 
>after a nice few seconds of Turbo), this is a pretty nice car.  Oh, and 
>the occasional stalling for an unknown reason.  The previous owner 
>mentioned that the stalling could be bad brushes in the 
>starter/alternator (?).  This is my first car and I still don't have my 
>Bentley yet (soon!).
>
>
>Chris Hinds
>  chinds@post.cis.smu.edu
>
>

Hey Chris,
Most of your car's symptoms point to a chronic fuel-air mixture problem -
bad gas-mileage, sooty exhaust, stalling. Look for vacuum leaks, have the
oxygen sensor checked, have to CO adjustment set to spec. Probably not
such an expensive problem.
Nick Craft.