Thanks, Ivor. David
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Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 8:43 AM
<ivor.phillips@ntlworld.com>
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> A good Carburetor cleaner STP/Wynns/Holts will do the trick
>
> Ivor
>
>
> David,
>
> Blaster is a product sold in the US in all of the auto parts stores. It
> comes in an aerosol spray can and is used to unstick any metal parts that
> have rusted together or otherwise become "as one". Some might call it a
> "penetrant", and I can't tell you the ingredients because they're not
listed
>
> on the side of the can. Don't bother with "mouse milk". I've tried it
and
> it doesn't work. The only thing I've found that works reliably to unstick
> my wastegate is Blaster.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Garry Stout
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 11:54 AM
>
>
> > <davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk>
> >
> > Garry, What's Blaster? Could be my wastegate could do with something of
> > the
> > sort!
> > Regards, David Joyce
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 12:20 PM
> >
> >
> > Ray,
> >
> > With 99% probability your wastegate is stuck. Take your cowlings off
and
> > observe the action of the lever arm on the wastegate when you turn on
your
> > master switch. The lever should go through a full cycle of full on, to
> > full
> > off. I'm guessing you'll see the TCU cable moving, but not the lever
arm
> > on
> > the wastegate. Spray some "Blaster" all over the wastegate arm and let
it
> > soak in. This should free up the stuck lever arm.
> >
> > Garry Stout
> > 914, 450 hours
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Ray Stevenson
> > To: 'europa-list@matronics.com'
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 3:56 AM
> > Subject: Europa-List: Turbo problems 914 - Help!!
> >
> >
> > We have a Europa 914 turbo and are experiencing intermittent high
boosts.
> > So far we have pointed the finger at the wastegate failing to open and
> > close
> > properly. Could this be the only way this problem could occur? We have
> > checked that the servo motor is functioning correctly and also checked
all
> > the wiring joints to it. Has anyone else had similar problems? If so we
> > would welcome any suggestions. - Ray
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