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Revhead

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    Dallas,Tx
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  • Zip Code
    75081
  • Model
    Conquest
  • Type
    TSI
  • Model Year
    1986
  • Transmission Type
    Manual
  • Factory Color
    Rio/Mexican Red
  • Interior Color
    Black
  • Status
    Restoring

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  1. Starfighter, thanks for all the info. I'll find the time to test some of these things this week. I think I found the wheel wobble. The left front wheel is severely bent. I took it off beat on it with a hammer, accidentally knocked the single weight it had off and put the tire back on and put it back on the car.... no wobble at all. It'll work until I find another wheel. I was wondering about the throttle seals, I do see some yellow coloring around the TB, which in another thread suggested fuel leaking past the seals. I also wonder how old the gas is in it. The PO parked it at some time (probably after he hit the curb with the wheel, haha), but i don't know when that was. It also has Trilogy injectors in it, I saw a couple posts about having to adjust things to make them work correctly. I do have a missing hose or something on a small canister in front of the air cleaner can. it face straight up. There is also a hose barb on the MAF-to-turbo hose that is right next to the MAF that doesn't have anything on it. It doesn't feel like it actually is a through hole though. I should have my Intake tube to TB connector this week, so I'll put that on and see if it helps. The boost gauge is showing just below 7lbs at WOT. Once it is past idle, it runs nice and smooth, seems pretty quick and make no funky noises. It is a blast to drive. I'll report back when I get some more info.
  2. I went back and looked some more. It is an SHP, one rear wheel is bent in two spots. Doesn't run only turns over. Engine is stock and doesn't appear to be missing anything, It is at USA Auto in Garland, Tx if anyone wants to ask about it. I'm not a painter, so after paying to get all the hail damage fixed I would have spent enough to just buy a nice one with a 5spd.
  3. Thanks, sounds like a plan. I'll take care of that this weekend.
  4. Revhead

    SQ stuff

  5. It was on CL for $1950 and right around the corner from work. I had to go check it out. It is an auto, and at one time was in nice shape, but not any more. It looks like it got caught in one one of the nasty hail storms we sometimes get. It looks like someone took the rounded end of a crowbar and went to town on it. It is a miracle the glass is still in it. Too expensive for a parts car.. so I left sad and disappointed.
  6. Is ther an easy way to drain it? I used ATF, but I think the PO used PS fluid, what little that was in there was clear.
  7. After a long hiatus I finally got to drive it for the first time today! I'm pretty pleased. It ran pretty well, little rough at idle, but seems to make decent power. all in all I got the balancer / pulley replaced. Replaced the crank snout seal. adjusted the balance shaft tensioner. Got the radiator flushed and 2/3 fan brackets soldered back on. Made a bracket to replace the copper wire that was holding on an after market fan. Got rid of the added fan toggle switch. Replaced the bad secondary fan switch and a few other things. Still have plenty to do, but it is nice to drive it. I also replaced the A/C idler bearing.. turns out it is the exact same part as a pool pump bearing the P/S pump whines and makes all kinds of noise and works part time even though i filled it up. Maybe the pressure hose is collapsed internally. any ideas? I also have a bad shake in the steering wheel at about 25 mph, but it goes away after that. It also seems to be a little sluggish on throttle response... is that normal? I also noticed that someone has already put Trilogy injectors in it. Not sure what other stuff should have been done to accommodate them, but I guess i have some research to do.
  8. I reconnected the loose vacuum line to the "port" aka WD-40 straw and it seems to run a lot better. I think I make try to fix it a letter better in the future.
  9. this is the guy I am referring to in this post. I didn't know if there was some trick or mod to improve it, or this WD-40 straw is some poor attempt at fixing it. http://www.starquestclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=136520entry1346012
  10. Is there some modification to the altitude solenoid that is common to do? I'll get a pic tomorrow, but mine looks like it has a wd-40 straw stuck to the side of it. TheMAF line isn't connected either, but there's no way it would fit that tiny straw anyway.
  11. haha.. yeah I am learning that, but that's about typical for all my car projects.
  12. I'm not sure how far I want to go either. The more I take apart the more I see that needs to be fixed, but I also need to start driving this thing and quit borrowing the shop truck... it has its own problems.
  13. Thanks. I found a reference to it, but wasn't sure since the other parts are long gone. Also found this. Probably a source for some of the oil everywhere. There's supposed to be a fitting between the oil line and turbo right?
  14. thanks for all the info. I'll get a seal on the way tomorrow. It needs a lot, but yes the pipe connection is horrible. Thanks for the lead. It is an '86. Is that IAT sensor missing something? What is the hole for?
  15. Found these guys just hanging loose. I'm guessing they are supposed to be attached to the air inlet flange, that correct? right one here has top line capped off and the bottom line is not connected and open. What is it and should it be hooked up? This looks like it is broken, but I'm not sure. Pressure sensor I assume?
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