Connecticut Evos
Jul 11, 2010, 10:04 AM
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I dont know how exactly good they are, but i had a pretty decent meal at Ortegas in groton its over by the Groton Public library near or on bridge street cant remember exactly where.
Jul 12, 2010, 05:22 AM
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Yesterday was ugly though, because I blew the dipstick out of the car...twice.
Jul 12, 2010, 07:18 AM
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Also you might try installing a breather for the crank case. The dip stick is popping our from excessive positive crankcase pressure. Be sure that your PCV valve is in working order. When you take it out and give it a little shack it should rattle. I doubt this is your problem as your car has like 20k miles on it if i recall?
-Ethan
Jul 12, 2010, 12:25 PM
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I primarily autocross up at Moore AAF (decomissioned) in Ayer, MA with several different clubs. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...01432&t=h&z=15 I also run down in Stratford, CT with FCSCC (FCSCC.com), a whole lot closer to Gales Ferry. If you are ever looking for some autox action, let me know, I will be running at least every other weekend through the end of October, Evo willing
. You can also get an idea of what the courses/sites look like by perusing the videos linked from my site in the signature (still in development) or by jumping straight to http://www.youtube.com/user/AltF4Racing.Ethan, I did buy a spring that Buschur makes to hold the dipstick down, however I would rather fix whatever is causing the crankcase to build that much pressure. I am trying to attack the problems with my car rather than the symptoms since I shouldn't be having these issues on a stockish evo with 29k miles.
On a related note: Does anyone know of a place (preferably one you can recommend) in the area that cleans engine bays? I would prefer it be within 20 miles or so of Enfield, but I will travel to have a high quality job done.
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Jul 12, 2010, 12:36 PM
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Thats an excellent way of going about things Bryan. The only times I have ever dealt with my dipstick blowing out where during boost leak tests which would also be a faulty PCV valve or bad valve stem seals 
..... I hope not and highly doubt since they were super snug when I put the cams in. Anyway the point im trying to make is that although I have not had a major issue of the dipstick blowing out ALOT of people have especially the older DSM folks. It was a very common problem with the older 4G63's. So what im saying is it may just be the nature of the beast. Keep going on the road you are headed down though. The PCV valves arent expensive at all and its worth a shot...
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..... I hope not and highly doubt since they were super snug when I put the cams in. Anyway the point im trying to make is that although I have not had a major issue of the dipstick blowing out ALOT of people have especially the older DSM folks. It was a very common problem with the older 4G63's. So what im saying is it may just be the nature of the beast. Keep going on the road you are headed down though. The PCV valves arent expensive at all and its worth a shot...Good luck
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Jul 12, 2010, 12:48 PM
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Im currently pissed of at my Evo. It doesnt wanna tell me whats its problem LOL. Im having problem with ABS, and I was told it was a sensor, so TurboDan changed it, but it didnt fix anything, then i was told it was chipped of tooth on axle, but after taking it off a bit I found out it wasn't chipped anywhere, not one bit. So, whats next 
Jul 12, 2010, 06:03 PM
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do you have coilovers on your car? When the coilovers were put on my first evo it made it so that the abs didnt work anymore. not real sure why, but thats just what happened... :-\
Jul 12, 2010, 07:11 PM
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do you have coilovers on your car? When the coilovers were put on my first evo it made it so that the abs didnt work anymore. not real sure why, but thats just what happened... :-\
I just talked to one machanic, and he said it could be an ABS pump. I dont know much about this topic.
Jul 13, 2010, 03:58 AM
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Silkey, Coilovers should not affect the ABS bro. I have coilovers on my evo and the ABS works just fine lol .. Coilovers don't even touch any of the ABS components so they shouldnt affect the ABS in any way shape or form, cept maybe make it feel less or something so thats pretty wierd that your abs stopped working after coilovers. Unless im really stupid i dont see a connection between suspension and brakes.