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help! new headgasket now wierd idle

safarijeepjim — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:37:24 GMT

just did a new head gasket yesterday. got car started. i didnt mark plug wires cause i figured they were the same as the manual stated but i was wrong. its a 99 gst with eprom ecu and dsm link. i think i got the plug wires in the right spot now? maybe you guys can tell me the right location just to make sure. but it starts right up..idles at 1500 real nice, drops to about 1250, again smooth, then down to 950ish, thats when it kinda has alittle bump i guess? not as smooth as it was b4 i did the head... any ideas guys? or what i should check? thanks for your help.

stripped bolt hole

padleshiftedTSi — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:35:34 GMT

I stripped out a bolt hole in my block today when installing my water pump. The bolt will go in then just spins, and looking in you can see thread damage. If I go to tap it do I use the same size (8 x 1.25) or go the next size up? (10x 1.50).

2ga chassis harness

NewbieT — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:17:12 GMT

Sorry if this has been asked before but I searched for a while without getting a definitive answer. Is a auto chassis harness a plug and play with a 5spd car? I know I can get a 5spd harness but I can get an auto one for cheaper:dunno:. Thanks in advance!

My new equipment for work.

goalie40 — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:12:31 GMT

As some of you guys know I have a pretty cool job. I get to help make TV shows.

I took my last production job with Master Chef. Now I am only taking Camera Jobs. Its what I came to LA to do. You never know the path you will take once you start working in the business.

Well I now fly a camera...

Full flight control system with GPS and waypoint flying. 2 cameras 2 operators. FPV camera for me the pilot. Under my bird is a 3 axis stabilized gimbal with a Cannon 5d mk2 for my camera Op. He has full control of the gimbal even as im turning and banking. Both video signals are sent down to our ground station and separate monitors.

My trainer Quad and the big boy.

So far we, me and 2 friends I work with went in on this. We are close to the 7k spent range. We have people who already want to book us. A three man team is perfect for this. Spotter/Tech the Pilot and a Camera Op. She spins 8.... 15 inch props. Will lift 12-15 pounds

Looking at 2-3k rental rate a day. Then they pay us to fly it on top of that. :)

Now if the damn props will show up. Its the only thing I need.

I have a busy summer to look forward too.

FueLab 818 filter install

gsxgsxgsx — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:35:35 GMT

I am installing an 818 and where the bracket holds it in place is sitting about 3 inches higher than the stock filter. Does anyone else have this issue? I was going to just make a "U" shape bracket to compensate unless there is a better way, thanks.

Something like this.

Street racing (First person pulled over in a 1g)

JAW91 — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:40:38 GMT

Aparently the street racing scene in Kent, Washington is pretty crazy but here is a video from Nat Geo. The first person in the video to be pulled over is a 1g DSM lol.

Car bucking/stumbling/misfiring/flooding out

jaydog — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:28:54 GMT

I drove my car today and it ran great until it got warmed up 10 minutes later. I went to take off normal from a light and it was stumbling and cutting out big time and seemed to be flooding out. I shut it down and restarted a couple times just to get it home and would barely run.

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Car bogs badly under boost?

MissSpyderGST — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:41:59 GMT

I recently picked up a 2g awd for a good price but have been having problems getting it running 100%. It is pretty much stock except for a recirculated aftermarket bov. The car will idle fine but when you try and drive it as soon as you hit boost it bogs horribly and sometimes backfires. So far I have replaced the spark plugs (gapped at .30), changed the plug wires and a boost leak test. The boost leak test held around 12 psi before leaking from the throttle body seals and the 4th injector o-ring. I plan on fixing those leaks but the way the car is driving it doesn't seem that is the main issue. Anything else I should check?

Lost the tranny. :(

goalie40 — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:25:53 GMT

Well its been a bad couple days. My alternator died the parts store sold me a bad over charging replacement.

Now my car feels like im towing another car 97 auto GST Spyder.

Reverse is fine and feels great. I have no power trying to move forward but once I get going she feels fine...ish.

I did check my tranny fluid. Or should I call it black smelly death juice. Not pretty, burnt to shit. No metal shavings. I drained and put in new fluid just to test. Same results if it was better it was not by much.

I pulled the tranny pan and pulled the valve body, nothing looks bad. But I also dont know what to look for.

At 180k my guess is its toast but feel free to make my day if its something im overlooking.

help

Atalon — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:56:51 GMT

I have a 1990 talon tsi awd, I've had the car for a little while, it had been sitting for about 4 to five years other then being moved a crossed the yard, I have it running, did a tune up flushed everything and putting new parts on when I need to no major modifications yet, my issue is the car is sometimes hard to put in gear at a stand still, it'll be hard to put it into any gear sometimes, other times it'll glide right in smooth, the people who I bought it from have been friends of the family for years, they just had a new clutch put in and the tranny rebuilt about a year before I bought it, so I dont think it's those, I have no idea if it's the linkage or if it's my tps, I do notice when it's wet out it will bog down and sound like a weedwacker then it'll kick back over and run smooth, so idk if maybe that's sending a bad signal all the way around because when it happens I've noticed my idle is a little high, I just had al exhaust leaks closed and new spark plug wires out on my last ones blew after 4 months. Any help would be appreciative, I tried to be pretty specific

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Question?

issac712 — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:10:51 GMT

Does anybody know any vendors that might sell the black piece missing on my injector? I emailed stm and they havnt gotten back with me. I really need this piece to stop my injector from leaking.

Rock chip or vandalism?

djinc — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:03:40 GMT

I just went outside and heard a popcorn like sound coming from the car and seen this. (pics attached) The vehicle has been parked for a few days and I was just wondering if this is normal? there is a chip but I havent seen this happen before. The entire rear windshield is like that now.

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Serious problem is serious, why won't my clutch disengage?

4g64fiero — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:28:23 GMT

Issue:
-Clutch will not disengage
Steps taken to resolve issue:
-Had flywheel resurfaced to a .610" step
-Bought/installed new clutch, pressure plate, TOB, Master Cylinder, Slave Cylinder
- made sure clutch fork was in right position and not bent, ie I shimmed it with a single washer
- bled the system

What is happening here? This car has sat for over a year now lol.

12v Only At One Injector

blaster1812 — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:14:10 GMT

So I have a "no start" on a 91 DSM. Spark is good, Compression is good, Fuel pressure is good but only getting 12 volts at one injector with the ignition on. Took the CAS off and rotated by hand, hear the fuel pump kick on and the one injector pulse... Would the injector resistor pack cause this?