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Old 02-27-2009, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by cell View Post
made it around the block again, this time without leaving a little black trail

vacuum is hooked up to the transmission, and I tee'ed in a hand vacuum pump to use as a gauge and it seems to be working.

unfortunately, something is limiting my speed to about 5 mph (the turbo isn't even spooling). I almost didn't make it back up the hill leading to my street Perhaps my accelerator cable has slipped and the pedal is bottoming out before the linkage reaches its stop.
cell, you not only have about the same tenacity as I do, you also seem to have the same luck for ending up with weird issues, too. We might be related.
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