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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 00:38:46 +0100
From: "Inger Skramstad J¯rstad" <ingjoersnopsamne.no>
Subject: Re: Saabism IS a disease


Saabism is probably a curable disease, in some cases, anyway. But being Swedish is an uncurable disease.................. Of course, I am only kidding here, well, almost only kidding, anyway................. <davehinznopsamcop.net> skrev i melding news:b30gkv$1h4hdr$4nopsam34476.news.dfncis.de... > Someone who looks an awful lot like MeatballTurbo <carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com> wrote: > > In article <b3053j$1go4ao$9nopsam34476.news.dfncis.de>, > > davehinznopsamcop.net says... > >> > >> Ah. That's your next high priority fix. You sure it's the CV? Sometimes > >> brake disks can make a similar noise. > > > Brakes do stick first thing, but loosen off with a couple of stamps. > > If the rotors are getting thin, they can distort and sound like a CV. > But: > > > Only when I'm on full lock at low speeds do I notice a problem. > > There is a grumbling noise, when on extreme left lock it feels like the > > left hand wheel is try to rip itself off, and jump the car outwards of > > the turn, when on right lock it grumbles on te same side, buit not as > > bad. > > You need to fix that in the next couple of days, Carl. When your CV > goes, you will be completely immobile unless you happen to be on a hill. > By the time it's past just making noise, into the grabbing-the-wheel > mode, the balls in the CV are starting to spall in their grooves > (races? Are they called races in a CV I wonder?), and it's a matter > of a short time before you get one last loud noise and a bunch of > pieces where they don't belong. > > >> What colour is the smoke? White, or blue? Does it stay that way > >> even after it's warmed up? > >> different (if you can get the damn bolts loose). > > > The smoke is white, thin wispy, on a good run it clears when warm, but > > from idle to about 2k revs, if the thottle is dropped off, I get a small > > cloud. not a big headgasket mess of smoke, and no oil or water loss. > > I'm not sure what, if anything, to make of that. If you're not hearing > gravelly noises from the turbo (a bit of whine is normal and OK), I'd > keep an eye on it but not get overly concerned. If/When it does go, might > not be a bad idea to retrofit it to a water-cooled turbo. I have one > here in my basement, but I'm on the wrong continent to do you much good. > > > I'm pretty close to needing an oil change, going to give it a good > > service before the MOT, after I get the boost situation sorted with a > > new dumpvalve, and fixing the vacuum leak. > > I think the CV joint should take priority over the vacuum leaks, if it > were my car. > > Dave Hinz >

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