Re: Lunchtime "Run" and Limitations

From: Michael Kuriger (michael@isuzu-mods.com)
Date: Tue Oct 10 2000 - 15:16:00 EDT


I keep hearing "belly pan gasket" I have no idea what this is!! Please explain.
I have more experience in racing 4 bangers so please bear with me. :)

-=Mike

bernd@texas.net wrote:

> Well, had a good run with some little Honda Rice-Dude along the highway. I'm
> doing 70mph and this little buzz-bomb comes right up my a$$. So..there's no
> one in front of me, no one next to me...what the heck...Downshift and STOMP ON
> IT!
>
> That poor little Honda didn't know what hit him...hehehe...all the way up to
> 110mph. (No speed limitation...just tire limitation.)
>
> Unfortunately, I found the limitation on boost with the stock intake...The
> Boost gauge showed almost 7psi at 4900rpm and all of a sudden "Ping Ping Ping
> Ping"...what the hell...this hasn't happened in the past (let alone at Houston
> two weekends ago). I get back to work, pull off the airhat and check down the
> manifold...UhOh...time for a new belly pan gasket. (Truck will be down for a
> few days...good thing I have old reliable - Javelin.)
>
> Sooo....time to order some gaskets again. The timing gear will be removed and
> a chain will be put back in for now...it's starting to get a little bit
> annoying for my taste since I can't hear any light pinging anymore. No
> complaints on performance from the Gear Drive...just noisy.
>
> -
> Bernd

--
-=Mike Kuriger
1991 Isuzu Impulse RS 1.8
2000 Dodge Durango SLT 4x4 4.7



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