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Can someone tell me exactly what this cable is. I thought data logger but it has a lot to it. Has serial 9 pin on one end. Two female spade connectors on other end along with two wires, one which goes to led on circuit board

Alright just need some opinions, car has 1200 miles on fresh rebuild. Seems to run fine except when i get into upper rpms in boost kinda cuts out. But still goes to redline. Data logger shows some knock, sometimes as high as 20ish counts. The wierd part is itll still have 21...

Pulled cylinder head off today in search of odd knocking, which turned out to be piston slap. Anyways while cleaning mating surface i realized how much material the machine shop took off last time it was there because it was warped. Is this head still usuable?

What do you fellow dsmers think about this connecting rod bearing? I heard a knock recently and saw metal in the oil, so i dropped the pan and pulled #4 connecting rod cap off. Doesnt seem to have spun though.

So i finally had my car up and running after it sat for a few years, seemed to run okay, but it had a miss at idle and when warm a ticking coming from the head. So after checking it out i pull VC off and notice the lobes leading up to the top on both cams have flat spots some on both sides, some...

does anyone know what causes this? collapsed lifter possibly?

okay i have a palm m505 that came with hotsync cable which has usb connection on the end. i bought the data logging cable which is a serial plug, so my question is, can i cut the usb plug off hotsync cable and wire in a serial plug so i can plug it into logging cable?

Alright so recently since i got my car running it had some tapping noise mainly when warm at idle and when accelerating. I used a stethoscope and narrowed it down to lifters(car sat few years). Anyway im driving one day and it starts running funny which turned out to be failed hyd tensioner, but...

Alright, i had my motor hanging from my engine hoist for a day or two. Today i seperated tranny and when bringin it up to attach to engine stand i found this underneath it, and ive never seen it before or recognize it. Any ideas? theres a rubber o ring at top of threads.

tensioner is brand new, belt has only a few miles on it but is a couple years old. im a mechanic by trade so its not the lack of knowledge i have, but i just cant seem to get it perfect. i was hoping some has seen this before and why its doing this.

Wanted to see what your opinions were on this, car was sputtering real bad, couldnt rev past 2500ish. Is there something else that could have caused this other than high resistance right there ( bad connection).

What do you guys think, there denso 660cc. Awhile back i blew the head gasket, and apparently melted these from overheating and after i fixed it i didnt have money for new ones. The car was spitting and wouldnt rev past 2500 ish. Pulled the plugs and they were wet and smelt of gas, now my...

So awhile back when i was replacing head gasket, t belt, water pump etc. The front drivers side head bolt destroyed the threads upon removal, so i taped everything off, i drilled it, i heli coiled it, i torqued it. Now what are the chances of it giving me problems down the road?

Alright i just wanted someone elses opinion on what they would recommend, because these cracks seem pretty gnarly to me. The exh. Manifolds crack was actually showing on the outside. But heres a pic of the turbo housing, its a small 16g. Dont mind the two snapped bolts, lol. Would only let me...