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Relatively stranded 1,000 miles from home

mhgreen said:
Must be
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I hear ice bag works.
because cool air rises
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jack said:
I hear ice bag works.
because cool air rises
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You potato head it was pushing against the tank. I feel bad for you high elevation people, my car could barely move in the mountains. As soon as I drove it in Missouri (500 foot elevation) all 'power' was back. Then I drove the turbo car.
 
cleanflametrap said:
A normally asprirated 93 240 can, in my imagination, be plenty exciting to drive, in the mountains with a crippled fuel system. :-P
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It was definitely exciting alright. I was behind her parents going up the mountain when it first sputtered and stalled..then I coasted backwards down the mountain (no power brakes are fun) into the next turn off. Plopped it on a curb and then replaced an already good fuel pump.
JohnMc said:
Only time I've needed to lay hands on my younger daughter's '93 Camry with 175K miles is to do entirely 'optional' regularly scheduled maintenance.

I.e. replace the likely original timing belt a few weeks ago.

Lol, it just goes, it never fails to go. It's certainly not an exciting car to drive, but then a normally aspirated '93 240 isn't either.
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Yup, I'll always believe Toyota to be the most reliable, I just can't find/afford one I really like. They're either FWD, or expensive as ****. I will have a 22re truck at some point though.
cleanflametrap said:
Every time you catch a whiff of fuel, coolant, hot friction material, or oil, you think it can't be the cars ahead of you. Only Diesel is a welcome odor.
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I always wonder if it's my car or the GM next to me..pretty sure it's always the GM.
 
93Volvo240 said:
You potato head it was pushing against the tank. I feel bad for you high elevation people, my car could barely move in the mountains. As soon as I drove it in Missouri (500 foot elevation) all 'power' was back. Then I drove the turbo car.
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HP Loss = (elevation x 0.03 x horsepower @ sea level)/1000

its not that bad
elevation of yellowstone lake is 7,795
hp of 93 volvo = 114

(8000 x 0.03 x 110 hp @ sea level)/100 = 26.4 hp loss
 
jack said:
HP Loss = (elevation x 0.03 x horsepower @ sea level)/1000

its not that bad
elevation of yellowstone lake is 7,795
hp of 93 volvo = 114

(8000 x 0.03 x 110 hp @ sea level)/100 = 26.4 hp loss
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So 26hp loss isn't a lot to you:e-shrug: that's a HUGE difference. Especially in a low horsepower car.

Do these lh2.4 cars compensate for the lack of oxygen up there to some extent?
 
93Volvo240 said:
So 26hp loss isn't a lot to you:e-shrug: that's a HUGE difference. Especially in a low horsepower car.

Do these lh2.4 cars compensate for the lack of oxygen up there to some extent?
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at 8000 ft yes you would feel it but you werent that high most of the time....
also you can downshift with auto--- read your manual sir

dear god thats what mechanical and electronic fuel injection does... why we no longer have carbs

where is JOHNV with his JOHNV 9mm ?
 
jack said:
at 8000 ft yes you would feel it but you werent that high most of the time....
also you can downshift with auto--- read your manual sir

dear god thats what mechanical and electronic fuel injection does... why we no longer have carbs

where is JOHNV with his JOHNV 9mm ?
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It was a high enough elevation to notice a big power loss. Don't cry jack.
 
There's no way to compensate for that. It simply has less oxygen to work with in each cylinder full.

A turbo car that does electronic absolute boost levels vs. relative (like most mechanical would be) could work the turbo harder and end up making the same hp.
 
JohnMc said:
There's no way to compensate for that. It simply has less oxygen to work with in each cylinder full.

A turbo car that does electronic absolute boost levels vs. relative (like most mechanical would be) could work the turbo harder and end up making the same hp.
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Interesting. It goes without saying that newer turbo cars usually do better in higher elevation than than NA, yeah?
 
93Volvo240 said:
And by the way you have no idea how high I was the entire time. Don't act like you know me.
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how you see youself
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how tb sees you
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How I see you
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how I wish you were
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how you really are
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^ HAAHAHAHHAHAHA the mclovin one and last one are the most accurate. I take pride in looking like mclovin. I could lose the glasses but being a 240 wagon driving mclovin is just WHO I AM, BITCH.
 
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