Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 02:20:48 GMT From: "James Sweet" <jamessweetnospamail.com> Subject: Re: c900 boost gauge at idle
"ebarter" <cartoonman5nospamo.com> wrote in message news:1119819140.694781.207630nospam2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > What I was trying to say is that that cutoff happened only when I > disconnected the wastegate hose, which as I understand it is > effectively bypassing the APC system. When I did this I was getting > significantly higher boost than normal, almost to the end of the > yellow. Normally the needle will barely enter the yellow. I would > assume that something in between is normal? > It's a good thing you didn't blow up your engine, the fuel cutoff is a last resort and hitting it is very hard on the engine, good thing the cutoff worked too or you'd likely be picking up parts of piston rods off the road.