Bad Clutch Humming - No Motion

[neophile_17]

Good to hear you figured it out and it was pretty simple. It was a good weekend for an extended test drive.

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[TGP37]

Good to hear you figured it out and it was pretty simple. It was a good weekend for an extended test drive.

Ah yeah it was a very nice weekend, weather wise. I decided to clean up the turbo a bit and removed traces of coked oil, loaded it up w/ assembly lube and sprayed the turbine blades clean.

I still pulled the block out after I discovered the axle out of the differential. It was only a few more steps and I took the time to spray the clutch parts w/ ample amounts of brake cleaner. Also found a bad o-ring at the hydraulic tob and replaced it. I had a 3-day leak in the clutch lines somewhere and I believe that was it. Creating micro bubbles in the fluid and it adds up very slowly. The o-ring was deformed a little.

And I took the time to admire the WOT-TECH purchased ARP Flywheel bolts.

Lots of room around the turbo exhaust manifold, double wrapped w/ 3 coats of VHT Ceramic paint (2,500°F - 3,500°F short term). I made a conduit from 2" aluminum to route the fuel lines, a vac line and the Wideband data line and shield them from heat. Overkill, I know.
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[neophile_17]

Better overkill that than flames. I need to wrap my harness to stop the melting. Better to do it while out.

[TGP37]

Better overkill that than flames. I need to wrap my harness to stop the melting. Better to do it while out.

Exactly. Plus, anything that is routed near the exhaust is secured in place so nothing hangs or works it's way down and ignites from heat. I'm considering a temperature gauge w/ the sensor recording air temps just above the pressurized side of the turbo exhaust.

I always wondered about an emergency punch switch that triggers an installed fire extinguishing system spraying every part of the engine bay, lock the fuel lines and disconnect the battery. For those who push their cars to the limit. It would be an interesting safety mod.

[neophile_17]

Fire supression systems are fairly common in racing. Not cheap but less than what you've got in the car for sure.

~sam

[TGP37]

An ounce of prevention is worth many pounds of cure.

In this case, a simple fire extinguisher conveniently mounted under the dash will suffice. But a fancy system would be fun to build.