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Re: battery lifespan??? Thanks everyone....the original owner had a lojack system installed which I now understand is "hot" all the time. I disconnected the speaker (screamer) for ease of maintenance right after I bought it (since lojack had no service in my area) but never knew the lojack...

I have 3 vehicles besides my Syclone truck. In 8 years of ownership, I've replaced the battery 5 times - I use a battery tender once a week during the summer and store it for the winter with the tender on. My other vehicles go an average of 7 years with mid-grade batteries.....I know the heat...

Re: Any radio gurus out there??? Thanks for the quick reply. I've located a fully functioning (tested) one out of a 93 S10 for a reasonable swap price - you were very helpful thanks again....Brian

My original factory radio/tape player has never worked right since I've owned it (2007). I get nothing out of the front dash speaker on either AM, FM, or Tape. Right rear works OK. Took it out, checked connections but still nothing. Replaced front dash speaker, still nothing. To my ignorant...

Bingo...it must be common fatigue due to heat???

yeah, for me it was the teeth on the distributor. Just fatigue I guess...I don't understand is why it would run fine at anything other than idle...

Re: looking for ideas...won't idle right So it was the distribbutor...only clue was the condition of the cap & rotor which was replaced first,,,,,,I haven't seen the old one but was just told "it isn't pretty". Anybody had similar experience? It never threw a code....Can't wait to see the...

Re: looking for ideas...won't idle right new IAC on order...will post outcome later in the week. Thanks again to all....

Re: looking for ideas...won't idle right Sticking IAC seems to be the consensus - I will inspect (wiggle) all the connections and clean/replace as needed. Thanks very much to all and I will report back....if it ever stops raining and warms up here in NH there's still a patch of snow in my...

Re: looking for ideas...won't idle right Since the alternator, cap & rotor were replaced it will fast idle ONLY and immediately dies when it come off fast idle Runs perfect at fast idle 1500 rpm or so. Wires are on correctly.. Voltage is now normal. Thinking now that the alternator needed...

just got my Syclone out of storage. All factory stock, 50K on motor, new vacuum kit a couple years ago, new plugs, wires, cap & rotor 5 years ago (10K miles). Started right up but refused to idle. noticed volt gauge was in the neg range. Diagnosed as bad alternator. Replaced alternator which...

Having a completely stock engine and drivetrain can be problematic when parts fail that affect performance. Having experienced some power loss with medium to wide-open throttle around town driving, I was at a loss. The problem turned out to be a broken nub on the end of thw wastegate actuator...

Re: Wastegate stuck open??? Dave: No other symptoms, just 2/3 power. Stock boost gauge now goes from -5 to +5 in around-town driving and 3 secs of full-throttle to get to +5 whereas full throttle for 3 secs used to have the stock gauge bouncing off the peg almost instantly. The only other...

Re: Wastegate stuck open??? I have an high-flow Magnaflow converter that is only 4 years old with only about 8000 miles of normal use on it... other possibilities???

Syclone #2647. 50K on engine, last 10K with me driving (since 2007) and I rarely use full throttle for more than 2-3 secs in "normal" driving; usually feel and hear the turbo whistle when I do. New vacuum kit from SyTy last year, generally starts and runs like new. All of a sudden this past...