. . . and then it wasn't.
It's essentially winter in Ohio and I thought my 93 was tucked away in the garage for the season (it is supposed to snow 3-5 inches tonight). Since the turbo install, I have been running NGK TR5 plugs. Since there was no Ohio State football on this afternoon, I decided I would spend the time by installing some NGK TR6 plugs. Well, after I got them in, I looked outside and it hadn't started to snow yet, the roads were dry, and there was still about a half-hour of daylight left. So then, I had to take it out for a little post-plug installation test drive.
It was running great, but it was starting to get dark, so I decided to turn around and head for home. After I turned it around, I gave it enough throttle to burn the tires through first and as I was burning the tires through second, all of a sudden . . . BANG! It immediately lost power, but didn't seize up. At first, I thought that I could limp it home, but only made it about a quarter-mile before it died. I popped the hood to take a look, but it was kind of dark out and I didn't have a flashlight. I tried to start it and it kind of acted like it wanted to start, but it wouldn't. The fuel pressure was good before the battery died.
As I was waiting for the tow-truck, I was thinking to myself that the engine could be rebuilt better than ever (forged internals, new cam, roller rockers, aluminum heads, etc.). We got it into the garage and I started charging the battery. I then got out the "troublelight" and started to look around. Almost immediately, I noticed that the silicone coupler between the turbo discharge tube and the intercooler influent was disconnected - definitely a good sign! I hooked it back up, started it back up, and all is well!
For as loud as that "bang" was, I think the coupler was on pretty tight. Has anybody else blown an intercooler line off like this before? There must have been some decent back- pressure built up. Do you suppose that this post belongs in the "BOV hell..." thread? Any other thoughts? I was not at WOT when it happened, but I might have been feathering the throttle to keep the tires spinning.
It's essentially winter in Ohio and I thought my 93 was tucked away in the garage for the season (it is supposed to snow 3-5 inches tonight). Since the turbo install, I have been running NGK TR5 plugs. Since there was no Ohio State football on this afternoon, I decided I would spend the time by installing some NGK TR6 plugs. Well, after I got them in, I looked outside and it hadn't started to snow yet, the roads were dry, and there was still about a half-hour of daylight left. So then, I had to take it out for a little post-plug installation test drive.
It was running great, but it was starting to get dark, so I decided to turn around and head for home. After I turned it around, I gave it enough throttle to burn the tires through first and as I was burning the tires through second, all of a sudden . . . BANG! It immediately lost power, but didn't seize up. At first, I thought that I could limp it home, but only made it about a quarter-mile before it died. I popped the hood to take a look, but it was kind of dark out and I didn't have a flashlight. I tried to start it and it kind of acted like it wanted to start, but it wouldn't. The fuel pressure was good before the battery died.
As I was waiting for the tow-truck, I was thinking to myself that the engine could be rebuilt better than ever (forged internals, new cam, roller rockers, aluminum heads, etc.). We got it into the garage and I started charging the battery. I then got out the "troublelight" and started to look around. Almost immediately, I noticed that the silicone coupler between the turbo discharge tube and the intercooler influent was disconnected - definitely a good sign! I hooked it back up, started it back up, and all is well!
For as loud as that "bang" was, I think the coupler was on pretty tight. Has anybody else blown an intercooler line off like this before? There must have been some decent back- pressure built up. Do you suppose that this post belongs in the "BOV hell..." thread? Any other thoughts? I was not at WOT when it happened, but I might have been feathering the throttle to keep the tires spinning.
