kTrainHurricane
Vader Drives a GN
- Joined
- Mar 22, 2009
Here is the basic overview of the recent "problems" i've had with the car/problems that I just found out about:
-cracked driver's side header (fixed it today)
-TPS is shot
-lockup converter is not locking up (was told it could very possibly be due to the bad TPS)
-loud "clunk"...LOUD "clunk" when shifting into Drive, but ONLY when the engine is warm (u-joints maybe?)
-car is about due for an oil change
-Knock (13.6*, 19.9* specifically, on the 2 occasions i got on it)...
I spoke with one of the local shop owner's down here in South Florida today, and he basically said fix as much as i can on my own. I took the header off today and got that all welded up, but still hear an exhaust leak - however, it sounds to be coming from the actually muffler area not the header which i can live with, because i plan on changing out the exhaust (or running open DP ) soon anyway.
The shop owner, Laz, for those of you that know him, told me, like everyone else did, that you cant really tell what the problem is until AT LEAST the header was fixed and the TPS is replaced. However, he did say that a way to tell if the knock is "bad" or not (as opposed to bad motor or tranny mounts, DP hitting something, etc.) is to put some race gas in the car. He said that if i do, once it mixes in with the 93, get on it and check the Scanmaster. If knock went away, he said, (basically) something engine-related is wrong. If knock was still there, then it is one of the other reasons (mounts, DP...).
Well, i still got knock but am not yet convinced its just one of those other things. I had less than 1/4 tank of 93 and put in 5 gallons of 110. Drove around for somewhere between 1-2 miles, and started to smell it. I just got on it from a stop, and knock retard went up to around 19.7*. But, a 96-or so GT Stang was runnin up from behind me and i got on it right when he was next to me (around 45mph) and knock "only" went up to 11.0*. My thinking was that there is more engine jerk going from 0-floored as opposed to already at 2k-3k rpms, and therefore the cause WOULD be bad mounts or w/e. But, i'd like a 2nd opinion...
-cracked driver's side header (fixed it today)
-TPS is shot
-lockup converter is not locking up (was told it could very possibly be due to the bad TPS)
-loud "clunk"...LOUD "clunk" when shifting into Drive, but ONLY when the engine is warm (u-joints maybe?)
-car is about due for an oil change
-Knock (13.6*, 19.9* specifically, on the 2 occasions i got on it)...
I spoke with one of the local shop owner's down here in South Florida today, and he basically said fix as much as i can on my own. I took the header off today and got that all welded up, but still hear an exhaust leak - however, it sounds to be coming from the actually muffler area not the header which i can live with, because i plan on changing out the exhaust (or running open DP ) soon anyway.
The shop owner, Laz, for those of you that know him, told me, like everyone else did, that you cant really tell what the problem is until AT LEAST the header was fixed and the TPS is replaced. However, he did say that a way to tell if the knock is "bad" or not (as opposed to bad motor or tranny mounts, DP hitting something, etc.) is to put some race gas in the car. He said that if i do, once it mixes in with the 93, get on it and check the Scanmaster. If knock went away, he said, (basically) something engine-related is wrong. If knock was still there, then it is one of the other reasons (mounts, DP...).
Well, i still got knock but am not yet convinced its just one of those other things. I had less than 1/4 tank of 93 and put in 5 gallons of 110. Drove around for somewhere between 1-2 miles, and started to smell it. I just got on it from a stop, and knock retard went up to around 19.7*. But, a 96-or so GT Stang was runnin up from behind me and i got on it right when he was next to me (around 45mph) and knock "only" went up to 11.0*. My thinking was that there is more engine jerk going from 0-floored as opposed to already at 2k-3k rpms, and therefore the cause WOULD be bad mounts or w/e. But, i'd like a 2nd opinion...