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Originally Posted by z-beater' post='812954' date='Apr 9 2006, 09:30 PM
Well that is some good news. Where did you pick up the turbo from? Cheapturbos?
Z
Yes. Cheapturbo nka PhoenixTurbo.
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Originally Posted by Max7' post='815348' date='Apr 21 2006, 10:25 PM
I know how you feel about the smoking problem, I think I got mine but won't be 100% till I get mine back together. never ends does it........
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Truer words haven't been spoken. Cheapturbo has yet to return my calls, so I'm going to a local turbo shop to see if they can tell if there's anything wrong with it.
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Originally Posted by Nospig' post='815468' date='Apr 22 2006, 05:06 PM
Is the back of the turbine wheel covered in oil ?
Affirmative. When I took the DP off there was lots of oil sitting in the vband flange.
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Originally Posted by Nospig' post='815709' date='Apr 24 2006, 01:19 AM
Warranty?
I can't get ahold of Cheapturbo, they won't return my calls!
Is it possible to blow the seals just by starting the car? I mean that's all it has done is idle...
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Originally Posted by Nospig' post='815856' date='Apr 24 2006, 07:49 PM
Not likely , maybe rear oil seal was damaged during assembly or completely left out . Probably best to have them inspect it .
I left another message with them today, if I don't hear anything tomorrow morning I'm calling again.
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I've finally gotten to the brakes!
The bad news is, I don't think the brakes I got (I picked them up off an FC sitting a junkyard) had all the parts necessary, or maybe they got lost somehow, but at any rate, the pads don't appear to be positioned correctly judging from these photos:
I only had 2 v-clips, but the FSM shows that there are supposed to be 2 on each caliper. The problem I'm having, as you can see, is that the pads don't stay apart! I have the old rotors that I snagged with the calipers, and man was it a bitch to get a caliper on there. Not only that, but at this point it would most certainly drag as the wheel rotated.
My engine is back!
It has new apex seals and springs and all the accompanying parts. It also has new exhaust sleeves:
It's pretty easy to see the difference in size between the Cosmo and FD sleeves.
So right now this is what I have:
But this will change shortly. Just wanted to post an update and see if anyone knew anything about brakes!
The bad news is, I don't think the brakes I got (I picked them up off an FC sitting a junkyard) had all the parts necessary, or maybe they got lost somehow, but at any rate, the pads don't appear to be positioned correctly judging from these photos:
I only had 2 v-clips, but the FSM shows that there are supposed to be 2 on each caliper. The problem I'm having, as you can see, is that the pads don't stay apart! I have the old rotors that I snagged with the calipers, and man was it a bitch to get a caliper on there. Not only that, but at this point it would most certainly drag as the wheel rotated.
My engine is back!
It has new apex seals and springs and all the accompanying parts. It also has new exhaust sleeves:
It's pretty easy to see the difference in size between the Cosmo and FD sleeves.
So right now this is what I have:
But this will change shortly. Just wanted to post an update and see if anyone knew anything about brakes!
