jungle
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right well here goes ave just fitted a mantzel to the wife's sport and on first start up it goes straight to the limiter without even touching the pedal and i don't know why ?
anybody help??
as am severly pissed off!!

[Edited on 27-09-2008 by jungle]
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lil_g
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Air leak?
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jungle
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the gasket on the inlet was fine but i think i'll change the one on the throttlebodie. any more idea's???
[Edited on 27-09-2008 by jungle]
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dean101287
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throttle cable tight and is opening throttle? check with no filter then check for air leek.
My money is on throttle being open
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jungle
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throttle is not open as it was the first thing i checked!
right am away to check for air leaks does it matter if the vac hoses's are all connected with t piece's??
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jungle
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anyone? where's all these people who fit mantzel's all the time then???
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John G
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in bed maybe, its only 10.30 and 14minutes since you started the thread
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Corsa_Sport21
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Did u fit the continuem transfunctioner??
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jpearce
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idle controll valve mabe?
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jungle
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right found the problem. the throttlebodie gasket was fucked and now ave got another fucking problem i have snapped one of the stud's i the lower manifold so now i need to drill it out and fit a bolt 3 1/2 inchs long or more size m6 witha bold at the bottom of it now
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jungle
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am pissed off and wished i had'nt even started now!
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mattk
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dont be like that
Thats the fun of modding!, Chin up and get it sorted
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Laura
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thats what i say. he needs to stop throwing things!!!
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barneykarl
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Before you drill how much of the stud is left protruding or has it snapped flush.
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Laura
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almost flush, half a cm sticking out.
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Corsa_Sport21
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TBH thats enough to get some tiger seal on it.Clean it up with WD40 1st tho lol.
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jungle
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if it was sticking out just a tad more i would been whacking on the mole grips lol
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barneykarl
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I was thinking stud removal tool but looks like drilling may have to be the way.
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Jamie-C
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Is Laura & Jungle the same person? 
Or BF + GF or something?
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Simon_16v
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quote: Originally posted by Jamie-C
Is Laura & Jungle the same person? 
Or BF + GF or something?
I'd assume the latter
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Laura
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he's my very impatient boyfriend!
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Laura
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and the car is running!! now off for a test drive!
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little_duke
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Laura
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Very impressed
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jungle
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yup after much swaring bashing my head cutting my hand's and swaring some more it's finally on and running perfect all i can say about it is .....................................HOLY FUCK it was worth the effort mucho impressed
and no me and laura aint the same person laura is my much loved girlfriend
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