Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 21:40:23 +0100 From: MeatballTurbo <carl.robsonnospamcing-czechs.com> Subject: Re: Intercooler heatsoak, and peak boost lower.......
In article <c4k6lu$b1i$1nospamn.btinternet.com>, saabtechnospamnnect.com spouted forth into alt.autos.saab... > Please disregard most of the above ramble, having thought about it on the > way home, The post should read like this: > If you bypass the apc solenoid by joining the hose from the wastegate > acctuator and the turbo housing together and plugging the hose to the air > pipe and normal boost is returned, then you know that the apc is controlling > the boost for some reason, If normal boost is not returned then the fault is > with the base line boost, eg: wastegate diagphram etc, It is also a good > opportunity to check that the base line boost is correct, ie: just before or > on the red on the boost gauge. Hpoe that makes more sense, Regards, Tom, > having had a hard week. > > > BTW Tom, Boosts slightly higher in 5th than 3rd and 4th, but I think it has always been that way. -- Carl Robson (The poster formerly known as Skodapilot) http://www.bouncing-czechs.com