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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 08:40 PM
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Question -17psi off throtel and only 14psi on. HELP

limeter in 3ed gear and this has happened sins, any idias? engen aint knocking and car drives smooth just sluggish
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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 09:49 PM
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help lol
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 08:51 PM
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soft actuator maybe

hard to say with out looking at it
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 10:52 AM
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Check the Amal valve is working. Get someone to turn the ignition on and you should here it click. This caused me many boost problems till I rewired it
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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 12:37 PM
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try changing the pipes on the amal valve around?
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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by biggiejody
try changing the pipes on the amal valve around?
there are markings on the amal valve to indecate what pipes go where
so they cant go on wrong
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 10:07 PM
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its all sorted now so thanks for all the advice.. dont ask me what it was as my macanic sorted it. an i have no idia
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