On my wifes car it sometimes will not start.Well I replaced the starter just recently because the bendex cover was rusted and it would not engage sometimes unless you hit it. OK, no biggy. Now that it is replaced it acts as if it is a bad starter relay, by just doing the "click" thing. Well here is where it gets weird. I double checked the connection at the starter and its tight.

If I touch the cable going to the starter where it wraps around the front of the block , it starts right up. The cable it tight at the starter and the solinoid. I am thinking mabey the cable itself it broken inside the rubber jacket or something. Has anyone had anything like this happen?

Well, I've got my voltmeter and my stubby little screwdriver, but i'm unsure of exactly where to hook up the positive and negative wires of the voltmeter to check the TPS voltage. I've already read the article in the Tech section, but the article seems a little unclear about which wire to hook up the positive wire to. And do I leave the TPS connection hooked up during the test or must I disconnect it first? Thanks ahead of time for any feedback.

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maroon 1987 TC 5spd

gillis valve set at 18lbs, k&n cone on VAM, removed A/C belt, unbolted exhaust at track,
best 1/4 mile: 15.10 @ 89.25mph

Needless to say with all the Import shops popping up around the Dallas Metroplex, there has been an explosion in imports racing around here in the last year.
PLEASE!!!!
If my aftermarket motor and light weight front drive with a 1.6L turbo only ran between a 10.9 and 12.6, I would smash it into a brick wall at 120.

these guys blow!!! i am so f-ing mad because of their continueing lies that i dont feel like talking about it any more. please dont use this shop out of alabama for any of your turbo needs. business with them (finally cancelled my order after a month and a half) as been the worst consumer experience of my entire life.

michael

Th e MGR from Valvoline Instant oil change just came to my house to check mt car out. The kid who put the pcv valve in put the wrong one in... There going to by me a new turbo and cylinder head and what ever else I found broken on it. I'll keep you guess posted.. See Ya I've got to go shopping.....

Im in the precess of preping the wiring harness of a 87 turbocoupe to be installed in a 1929 model a Pheaton (repoduction)
does anyone Know if the speed senser wire is nessery if there isent a ride control or cruzecontrol going to be installed?
IM probably going to have many more questions as i go, as the wireharness is bigggg!
Ill try not to make a nuisance of myself.
Thanks.

I'm trying to find the STI Connector on my '88 TBird TC (w/auto) and it doesn't seem there's any other single-wire connector near the VIP connector. Anyone have a good close-in photo of that area of the engine compartment I could take a look at for comparison?

I was thinking about doing the cam in my 95 Ranger.I'm pretty sure it's time to do a belt anyways.It is not a roller from what I have been told.I was thinking of putting my old TC cam in.
1.Should I put a roller in it?
2.When I get the cam and timing belt in, what do I do about timing? (no dist)
3.How do I tell if it needs a cam change or not?
This thing sucks for power man!
I've been driving my bird for too long.
LOL

Hmm....I posted before about this.

Something is wrong with my 88 TC. When I floor it in any gear, mainly 1st/2nd, after about 7 psi and 4000 RPM, the whole car seems to just all the sudden loose power and throw itself forward, almost as if you were to jump on the brake and let off. After a couple times doing this, trying to listen to what is happening and stuff, I'm gonna take a guess and say that I think its a problem with the turbo wastegate. I guess when the boost gets too high or something, the wastegate is letting out all the pressure before I let off the gas, and this is where I loose the power. Anyone think I'm right? Or could it be something else?

hi i just got an 85 turbocoupe and the power locks arent working.I just checked the fuse and it is fine. When i hit one of the lock buttones there is a clicking noise from the trunk. Any help would be great. I read the board everyday it is very interesting. thanx