Re: some issues with my UrQ--MC engine (long)

[Michael Williams <urquattro@surfree.com>]

Orin Eman decided to speak these words:

>Now, grounding the yellow wire will simulate putting the fuse
>in the relay on a 5kT.  (Yes, grounding the wire will light
>the bulb while it is grounded.)

I will give this a shot, but i think that they already did this in 
another form.  I think that they ran that wire to a connector where you 
can plug in the light i described.  If i were to make the tester, i 
wouldnt need the instrument light...But i will ask the bennetts tomorrow 
and see if they can give me an idea.
>

>Pull the top cover and take a look.  It's only a couple of 6mm allen
>bolts as I recall.  Sounds like one of the covers is loose.  Could
>be worse though.

Yeah, i took a look, one of the covers is loose, but it isnt the source 
of the noise.  I pushed it back and out of the way, but that did nothing 
for the noise.  It sounds most focused at the cam gear.  Almost internal, 
on the cam.  


>
>Injector seals?  If your fuel injectors are wobbly, it's the big
>O-rings on the injectors.

I checked all the injectors, they are in there very solidly, so i doubt 
that is the problem.  Plus i dont smell any gas there....


>Idle stabilizer or bad vacuum leak.  Perhaps one of your fuel injectors
>has popped out... would explain two symptoms.
>

I lean toward the idle stabilizer due to the other problem with the idle. 
 If it wre just a simple vacuum leak, it would be a self sealing one as 
the car warmed up slightly.
>

>
>Well, you _have_ had the turbo red hot, so maybe the EM has warped
>or come loose.  Might explain your wastegate complaints too.

Yeah, funny though, the wastegate noise started way before i got the 
turbo so hot.  But i got down in front of the engine while it was running 
and there is a definite puff of air coming out of there, so the manifold 
is leaking already...grrrr...and i have been really careful about cooling 
it down correctly...jeez...less than 1k miles and i warp the manifold...

im gonna post this to the main list just to help out a bit...

thanks for the input though, it gave me some stuff to check out

later...


Michael Sheridan Williams
ICQ# 11740998
1983 UrQuattro 170,000 miles, MC'd, koni yellows, borla exhaust, A4 Sport 
Wheels w/ SP8000's
1985 4000 S Quattro 192,000+ miles, Koni Yellows/Coilover (2B), strut 
brace, Sport 8000 Tires, K&N

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