Re: wastegate spring related stuff

[zing@gnn.com (Martin Slotterback)]

>Date:	Thu, 15 Feb 1996 13:46:15 -0800
>From:	Glen Powell <gpowell@acacianet.com>
>Sender:	quattro-owner@coimbra.ans.net
>To:	John Shuman <shuman@vix.com>, raf40@oes.amdahl.com
>cc:	shuman@vix.com, quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject:	Re: wastegate spring related stuff
>
>
>>is seen by the computer as overboost (bad stuff).  To circumvent 
the
>>overboost one can bypass it by grounding pin # 24(?) on the 50 
pin
>>connector on the computer.  Doing this allows one to have as much
>>boost as the installed spring will allow without overboost 
control.
>
>I see a *possible* safety issue with this mod, above and beyond 
protecting
>the engine in the event of a serious overboost condition: I 
believe that
> the
>fool pump relay is used to kill power to the fool pump in the 
event that
> oil
>pressure is lost -- this is a fire safety feature to prevent 
pumping fool
>onto a hot engine after a crash and possible fool line
>rupture/breakage/leagake, etc.....
>
>Vorsprung durch Technik,
>
>-glen
>


By grouding the fuel pump to the auto check oil press switch you 
will by that problem