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I was driving my '87 automatic TC. I had to do a u-turn and had traffic coming so I accelerated hard. I went about half a mile and had to stop to do another u-turn to get to my driveway. When I went to do my u-turn the car had NO power. I was told that the car had sat for two or three years before I bought it recently. I thought that I still heard the turbocharger still whining (although not nearly as loud). Also, the boost gauge had been working o.k. but now it shows no boost. I took it to a transmission shop because I thought the tranny might be the problem but the guy said he believes that the turbo is the problem. The turbo is not seized. It still spins. Is it possible that the loss of power could be from the wastegate sticking open after I accelerated hard?