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#281 ·
Shaggy's 240 said:
stupid english bastards calling your ground the earth wire. Go slap those dirty brits for mislabeling your parts...

Who says i ever paid for a stripper, whats to say that i just dont know cause she told me then i laughed in her face and walked out to get some other poonani..

Hrmmm???
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hahaha smooth move playa :thumbsup
 
Discussion starter · #283 ·
Turbo Timer

Thanks! Question, are turbo timers necessary. I've been talking to some people and some say yay and some say nay. If you don't use one, how long would you have to let your car idle before you shut it off?
 
#284 ·
Only necessary if you have a habit of making a hard run then just shutting the car off...

Generally speaking, after you make some boosted passes in your car, whether on the track or the street, you tend to drive a short ways at light throttle before you park your car, you don't shut it off at high oil temperatures. That's pretty much all the timers do, is give a cool down period for the turbo so it doesn't coke up oil internally.

Personally I don't think turbo timers are a necessity at all.
 
Discussion starter · #286 ·
One more question, if I did get a turbo timer, could I just get the optional harness, plug it in, get ground and power and go or would I HAVE to hook up the parking brake and speed sensor thing too? Are those two things necessary?
 
#287 ·
yes you can get the harness. you definitely need the parking brake, wont work without it, i dunno about the speed sensor. i think the actual harness takes care of the speed sensor and everything else. i think you just need to hook up the parking brake, ground and power if you get the harness.
 
#288 ·
^^ thats right, its real easy with a harness but u do have to hook it up to the parking brake wire under your center console.

I never knew what this car was for. If its a DD i think a turbo timer is a almost a neccessity, cuz i dont want to sit in my car for a minute everytime i shut it off when im trying to get places, IDK about you.
 
#289 ·
sleepinsilvia23 said:
^^ thats right, its real easy with a harness but u do have to hook it up to the parking brake wire under your center console.

I never knew what this car was for. If its a DD i think a turbo timer is a almost a neccessity, cuz i dont want to sit in my car for a minute everytime i shut it off when im trying to get places, IDK about you.
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thanks for confirming it. i wasn't quite sure on everything.
 
#290 ·
ya turbo timer is a good idea, its just a good failsafe so if you blank and just kill the car and walk away it doesnt mess stuff up by shutting off hot. 30 seconds is the usual setting most turbo timers use as a base setting i think. I would get one if it was me.
 
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Discussion starter · #292 ·
Water Temp Gauge

I got my other two gauges in today.
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I deciced to drop the air fuel and oil temperature gauges for a water temp gauge. I looked up the many different ways people were hooking up these gauges and went for what seemed like the two easiet ways.

1. The Blitz upper radiator hose with the temp sensor port in it.
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Blitz radiator hose...drawback, this one hose is $100 so I chose the latter...
2.
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A S14 water outlet/neck part#: 11060-69F01 and is half the price of the Blitz hose.
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The difference between the S13 water outlet and the S14 water outlet is the bung that is in the S14 water outlet. It can be used for another water line source, water temp fitting, etc.
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I decided to use it for the water temp sensor but I ran into a little problem...
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The temp sensor included with the gauge comes with a temp sender(1/8 NPT) two adapters(3/8'' NPT & a 1/2" NPT) unfortunately neither one of these adapters fit the bung on the water outlet. So I checked the thread pitch on the bung, which is M12x1.5, and found this...
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An adapter for electric temperature or pressure gauges 1/8" NPT to M12x1.5. None of the local parts stores had it in stock so I have to order and wait.

TO BE CONTINUED...
 
Discussion starter · #299 ·
Coolant/Water Line Hose Replacement

I was reading some threads the other day and came across some info on hoses..."When the SR is out of the clip and sitting on an engine stand, take the time to replace every single rubber hose and belt on there.
Rubber has a lifespan of about 5 years under perfect conditions. Less if it's out in the elements.
Sometimes a hose or a belt may look perfect, but the rubber coating is just cosmetic. The rubber makes it look good, like dressing.
The weaves under the rubber is what gives the belt strength and structural integrity. Usually SRs has been sitting in a yard somewhere for some time.
So take the time to replace all the rubber parts."

After reading that I remembered that I hadn't replaced the coolant/water lines under the intake manifold so I took it back off and swapped them out.

Tools needed:
Socket wrench
Socket extension
13mm socket
Cutter/knife
Flathead screwdriver

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Better do it now rather than later.
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13mm socket takes two bolts off here and one bolt on the back of the block...
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and you can take the airpipe off. You'll probably have to cut the old hoses in order to completely get it off...mine were on tight.
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I went to the local AutoZone and tried to get some hoses as close to what I removed as possible.
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For the hose coming off the thermometer housing I got this one. Part#: 4427
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For the larger coolant/water line. Part#: 4374
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For the smaller coolant/water line. Part#: 4427
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Hoses installed with some different clamps, I hate those OEM clamps. Bolt the air pipe back on to the block with the three bolts that you removed earlier. No torque specs listed for this in the FSM.
 
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