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Old 09-17-2010, 11:58 AM
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put a compressor housing on a buddies truck and where you would hook the wastgate to is stuck in the open position (closeset to the back of the motor/firewall) and it wont move but yet cant get the wastgate on it even with making it extend with compressed air, what to do???
 
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Old 09-17-2010, 05:19 PM
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you pinched it when you put on you housing, or your housing where the waistgate opens to isnt big enough i would take it back off or pull it back a little bit andsee if it moves a little bit if so ull have to dremel it out some.
 
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Old 09-17-2010, 05:46 PM
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everything is all connected though, starts fine and everything, just is stuck in the open position so it wont build any boost, i can careless about having the wastgate or not i just want my truck up and running
 
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