Buying 1987 124 Turbo ( won\'t start ) ?

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Buying 1987 124 Turbo ( won't start ) ?

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01-26-2006, 10:24 PM

Hit Man X

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Originally Posted by rkpatt

Hitman X - I didn't see the trap oxidizer as you describe . No black smoke frome tailpipe but it did come out of turbo . Wouldn't seized turbo keep it from running - like the potato in the exhaust pipe analogy ?

Well that's good the Trap Ox isn't there, but the moved it after the turbocharger...

So it could potentially be plugged up.

Can you verify if there is fuel in the tank or at least getting to the IP?

I've seen a few cars with seized turbochargers still run, but they were SLOW.

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