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millsaps
08-31-2011, 11:38 PM
i have a synapse waste gate and it seams to be stuck open. i did beat the hell out of my car and then it sat for a few days afterwards. now i cannot build any pressure and i can hear the exhaust coming right from the waste gate.

anyone know what part it could be or if there is a line that may have popped off. i also have a vaccum leak.

searched with no avail
s14unimog
09-01-2011, 07:19 AM
^ I really hate when people ask questions yet don't take the time to educate the boards as to what else you've got going on, as if we can just fill in the rest with imagination. If you suspect an issue with your wastegate contact the mfg. Why do you think you have a vacuum leak? Also you do realize that a wastegate requires a boost ONLY source...?
millsaps
09-01-2011, 12:18 PM
well i called synapse they are going to warranty it. now the question is. can i drive my car with no waste gate at all?
s14unimog
09-01-2011, 01:52 PM
not without blocking off the port. You'll have to be really careful about not over-boosting. If you have to drive it, I wouldn't boost at all just to be on the safe side.
millsaps
09-01-2011, 02:16 PM
not without blocking off the port. You'll have to be really careful about not over-boosting. If you have to drive it, I wouldn't boost at all just to be on the safe side.

thanks. do you think like 1/8th aluminum stock would hold up fine?
4x4le
09-02-2011, 03:08 AM
Use steel

Msglngth
GroundPerformance
09-02-2011, 09:55 AM
Just get it exchange.. I don't think you want to drive without a WG.
90hatchie
09-02-2011, 11:08 AM
i can see him making a thread in a few days
"ENGINE BLEW UP WTF!"
"CAR COUGHT FIRE WTF!"
millsaps
09-02-2011, 11:17 AM
Just get it exchange.. I don't think you want to drive without a WG.

i live on the opposite side of the country from synapse
GroundPerformance
09-02-2011, 12:05 PM
i live on the opposite side of the country from synapse

Pay the priority shipping if you have to. I sell parts here all the time and with USPS Priority only takes 2-3 business days anywhere in the US. But if you must drive it then go ahead.
millsaps
09-02-2011, 12:07 PM
Pay the priority shipping if you have to. I sell parts here all the time and with USPS Priority only takes 2-3 business days anywhere in the US. But if you must drive it then go ahead.
my friend has a waste gate that may fit so ill use that on a conservative setting while mine is being fixed