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StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Tue Jul 14, 2020 4:56 pm

so it wasn't the Clutch after all. It was something in the secondary hydraulic thingy down on the gearbox. It was fixed, clutch worked without having to remove the gearbox. Car is back in one piece.

Started tuning her last night & the engine is running real smooth. I'm ecstatic.

Feenix is back.

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:29 am

Risen once again!

aka_juffa · Postby **aka_juffa** » Wed Jul 15, 2020 1:27 pm

Love reading Patchy's updates. Keep up the good work Stan.

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Wed Jul 15, 2020 1:46 pm

Ya gotta love it when the fix is easier than expected.

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 7:47 am

The new engine is so smooth. far out. I havet even got the VVT going,.
in the process of tuning ....ghot idle smooth. occasionally getting bogged down when accelerating. will work on that ove the next few nights.

and she needs a full detail. LOL

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Mon Aug 03, 2020 2:50 pm

so one day she dies....runs on 3 cylinders....WTF
one of the spark plugs had flowerbeds completely.
theory was I had burnt out or damaged one of the coils when I wired it up incorrety.

so replace both coils. Car went like a trooper.

for 5 min....

back to 3 cylinders. :shock:

Relaced the CAM angle sensor.... Back to normal.....for 15 min....

dumped Feeninx somewhere near my house. Totally disgusted,

next day
brought along a spare Crank angle sensor

the one fited in the car

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should have checked in the first place. :shock:

jules · Postby **jules** » Thu Sep 10, 2020 10:27 am

Just keep swimming....just keep swimming

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Thu Sep 10, 2020 12:11 pm

Stan is like a Constant Gardener. Tending to numerous flowerbeds.

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Thu Sep 10, 2020 3:25 pm

yea well the girlfriend mentioned I smell like fuel.... :shock:

3which is true because the fuel pressure regulator has sprunfg a leak....
one is on the way.

then there is the bling bar.....
The original

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The NB version

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Daffy · Postby **Daffy** » Thu Sep 10, 2020 4:56 pm

StanTheMan wrote:yea well the girlfriend mentioned I smell like fuel....
3which is true because the fuel pressure regulator has sprunfg a leak....
one is on the way.

then there is the bling bar.....