@$#*% wastegate nut stripped

[Brooks Ellis <brooks@frii.com>]

I was popping off the wastegate cover, with my handy 8mm socket wrench, and
all but the last one came off great. The last one was the hardest to access
one, and it's damn near imposssible to get at with big tools. (I had to buy
an extra-small socket wrench to get at it).

And the stupid thing stripped! 

Anyone know how in the hell to get at it with some tool, and what tool
would be the tool I need to get the dumb thing off? 

I would totally appriciate it. - the other five nuts are back on there, so
it's not a drivability issue, but there's no way to get at the wastegate
while that nut's there.. AUGH!@!!@

One other thing for you turbo owners - do you have the -little- snorkel
from the airbox to..right next to the airbox? Seems like it would be ideal
to insulate that from the nearby (hot!) exhaust and turbo.. Maybe suck some
cooler air from the bottom of the engine bay, or around the wheel well
area. Comments?

See ya! 

brooks

PS - How 'bout that weather? Have you gotten frostbite yet? Good thing I've
got my wool coat. :)
brooks		
[ brooks@frii.com    '89.5 200Q @ 1.8 bar for summertime]