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Old 04-21-2004, 10:59 AM
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your opening question....

" Which turbo to choose for rebuild? "---- I think this is where I got the impression you were wanting to rebuild it... LOL

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Ha ha. Yeah, I guess you could take it that way. I guess a better subject title would have been 'Which turbo should we choose to go with the engine we are rebuilding.?'

Geez, GermanStar can find the true meaning in my posts despite a lack of clarity. Try and keep up. :p
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Old 04-21-2004, 11:16 AM
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It's actually illegal in Canada for a transmission to marry it's own transmission. :p I think there are some states in the south where this is allowed though.
Rightfully so! Lord knows what sort of deviant 11-speed mutant might arise from such a pairing! :p
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Old 04-21-2004, 11:25 AM
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No, your title was good... why would you not rebuild...with it already out of the car.... with lots of miles on it... you would really kick yourselves if you had to take it out to rebuild it later.... rebuild now...never worry about it in your lifetime....
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Old 04-21-2004, 11:34 AM
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leathermang, I agree. Why leave a weak link that you know is going to fail eventually? Best to bring it up to the level of the rest of the rebuild .
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The people who sent them out for rebuilds spent about $300 if my memory serves....
But TomJ's figures for the parts...and the fact that your husband is a machinist.... should mean this is under $100 to have lots of piece of mind....
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Old 04-21-2004, 12:46 PM
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The people who sent them out for rebuilds spent about $300 if my memory serves....
But TomJ's figures for the parts...and the fact that your husband is a machinist.... should mean this is under $100 to have lots of piece of mind....
Right. The little time it takes to rebuild it is DEFINITELY worth the peace of mind. They are pretty simple and have few parts, just bearings, gaskets and a couple piston-ring type seals.

I still have enough parts to rebuild another Garrett and would sell for what they cost me (honestly, I think it was less than $28 total, but will have to look up the receipts again.)
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LOL.... I would think that we have pretty much boxed them into a corner with that offer.... Would be hard to explain why they did not rebuild it before installation now......If Nat does not take it... I will bet that RLeo will... he is a compulsive fixerupper... now , if I can just get him interested in Gravely two wheeled walking tractors.....
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That's a very generous offer TomJ, thanks. I'll talk to hubby about it. Somehow I don't think he was looking for another project but perhaps it is prudent. On the other hand, you don't have to pull the whole motor to rebuild the turbo if he decided to do it at another date, right?

So what's the best way to get this thread back ON TOPIC? LOL Should I start another thread, or just ask the question, 'Which turbo would you rebuild, the 1981 or 1985?' LOL What about the other differences?
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.........Should I start another thread, or just ask the question, 'Which turbo would you rebuild, the 1981 or 1985?' LOL What about the other differences?
Your question has been answered about 4-6 times so far.

REBUILD/USE THE 1981.

THE 1981 TURBO WOULD BE THE ONE TO USE.

DO NOT USE THE 1985 TURBO.

THE BEST TURBO TO USE IS THE 1981.

1981 WAS A GOOD YEAR FOR TURBOS.

1985 WOULD NOT BE A GOOD TURBO TO USE.

REBUILDING THE 1981 TURBO WOULD BE THE MOST PRUDENT.

TURBOS FROM '81 MAKE THE CAR MORE FUN.

TURBOS FROM '85 CAN HARDLY DRIVE.

TURBO OF '81 MAKES THE RACE ALREADY WON.

THE TURBO TO REBUILD IS THE 1981.

USING THE 1981 TURBO, WILL MAKE YOUR CAR REALLY GO.

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Then again, I could be completely wrong.
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Old 04-21-2004, 06:51 PM
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Bwhahaaha! Okay, I guess we'll go with the 1981 turbo, if you're REALLY sure. I did get it, that the topic of this thread has been answered, I should have started another thread I guess. But I'll re-ask my other questions .
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The 1985 has 2 temp sensors, 1981 has one. Does that make any difference?

There are electrical wires going to the throttle linkage on the 1985, the 81 has only vacuum lines. What do we do about that?

I have been told the injection pump and tranny have to be matched by year, which year would you chose? The transmission on the 1985 has some extra line going to it, and I think the plate is a bit different. Which would you chose... the 1985 tranny that was rebuilt 2 yrs ago, or the 1981 that has about 140K miles? If we go with 1981 for everything else, should we use the 1981 tranny too?

For those of you who have found emission lines 'accidently plugged', are you in an area that has emission testing, and do you have any difficulty passing?
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If we don't know the answer to a question we just answer another question..... even if you did not want the other question brought up or answered.... had you not figured that out yet ?
I am not sure that TomJ has made up his mind about which turbo would be better to rebuild....might ought to ask him again....maybe he will be more definitive and less wishy washy this time....
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Old 04-22-2004, 09:42 AM
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I am not sure that TomJ has made up his mind about which turbo would be better to rebuild....might ought to ask him again....maybe he will be more definitive and less wishy washy this time.... [/B]
And they say women are fickle! TomJ is certainly of two minds on the subject!:p

So, hubby found an electrical wiring diagram, and it looks like one temp sensor is for the coolant, and the othe is some preglow temp sensor or something. That is the one that is missing on the 1981. There is a bolt where it 'should' be, which he cannot get out. He even went and spent $17 on a new wrench, but it turned out to be a good visual cussing aide (clenched fist, waving it about). :p So, he is thinking to try to do the wiring just like Belinda (also an 1981). The preglow temp sensor is probably just in another spot.

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