Turbo, RTV, Block off plates, and advice...

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Originally Posted by WE3RX7

Maybe you should adjust the RTek. Temps have been drastically colder in VA the last few weeks.

I would if I could, but the NA S4 RTek 2.1 does not allow adjustment of the cranking map. Beyond that it won't read the fuel map until it's idling, which it can't really do until it's started up.

Also, put new plugs in. I cant stress the value of spark plugs in a rotary, lol...

I'll do that when I put the car in the garage to do the turbo install (either next week or the week after). It's rather annoying right now (and cold for that matter) as I was driving after filling up I came to a complete stop and the car just stalled out, the total running time of the car could not have been more than 7 minutes. I try to restart it and it just won't start, definitely behaves like it's flooded. I plan on doing a compression check when I put it in the garage so I can know if it's in need of a soft seal or more extravagant rebuild.

The plugs themselves are probably approaching 25-30,000 miles on them, which would be about the time for a replacement or at least a very thorough cleaning. Hmmm.... I may even be able to run a compression check when I get up to culpeper. That should be quite revealing.