Thnaks for the suggestion James.
I have replaced the perished vacuum hoses, and re-connected another
one that was not attached at the airbox. This has improved the engine
smoothness noticeably and the car seems to rev better to redline, but
still no turbo boost.
Could you give me any advice as to how to check the actuator rod? The
Haynes manual does not refer to it and has only 3 pics of the turbo,
none of which seem to show a rod.
Does it require the removal of what looks like a heat shield below the
brake master cylinder. The tubo looks to be beneath that. What am I
looking for, and is it common for the actuator rod to come of the
waste gate?
Yes you will have to wrestle with the heatshield (and end up with skinned
knuckles) to get at it. Also replace the diaphragm in the recirc valve as
matter of course (they split) and that the hose is still connected to it (if
not it will open under boost and you'll get virtually no boost)
Tim..
