my new rice

Decided to be practicle instead of fueling my thirst for V8, RWD goodness. Picked up an 01 Maxima yesterday morning from the Caddy dealer. Heated leather, Bose stereo, sunroof....basically every option except for navigation. Now I can actually play with the DSM instead of having to worry about getting back and forth to work every day:hammer:

Took the pics with my camera phone yesterday. Not the best, but not bad for a cellphone. I'll try to get some new ones up soon.

another logger question

Alright, keep in mind I've never had to plug my logger into my PC before.

I've got a Palm Workpad c500. I've got the seriel sync cable (says its for a m500 or m505, but it plugs right into mine). I plugged it into my serial port on the PC, but it won't connect so I can put the logger software Budmann sent me back on the Palm. Is the problem in the cable, or is it user related?

Subie problems

Alright so me and my neighbor are trying to get the suspension off his 02 WRX.
He is in the process of installing some agx's and we're am having dificulty removing the upper lower front strut bolt on the drivers side. It looks like it has a washer where as the lower bolt did not. I've tried putting a jack under the control arm and lifting it up, but that isn't helping at all. I've broken a ratchet trying to get this bugger off.

Is there a trick to getting this thing off? We pulled the arm off a 3ton floor jack to use as a breaker bar, but ended up ruining the ratchet. It looked like the bolt just may be siezed on the washer. The bottom bolt didn't have a washer, came off easily. Soaked it down the WD40 more than once, it just won't budge. Even used a 275ftlb air gun, and it didn't budge.

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Already posted up on Nasioc, no help yet. Anyone on here have any sound advice?

-Nick

Another dead DSM

Temporarily I hope.

Alright, so I'm leaving work tonight and I start the car. RPMs shoot up to about 3 grand, then drop to about 300, CEL flashes, radio pops (like power on off on off on off x7527657894) then car dies. Start it again, rpms go to about 600, do it again. Start it again, does it again, then levels out and runs alright. Not the first time this has happened, just never this drastic before, and its the first time in a while.

So I put it in gear and start to drive home. About halfway there, car goes low idle, starts bucking under throttle, dies. Won't start again. It just wont turn over, no matter how hard I crank it. Me and random bystander #1 push it into a parking space (It was uphill, hence why I needed help). I sit there for about 10 minutes, then try again. Starts right up like a charm. Thinking I may be able to rush home and make it, I take off. DSM makes it about 3 blocks, dies again. I roll into an empty parking lot. Let it sit. Now it just wont start, period. Radio works, lights work, plenty of juice. Not battery or alternator from what I'm thinking.

Of course I call roadside assistance, only to have them call back a half hour later and say nobody has a flatbed available. Fawk. So I call Amanda, have her come get me, and leave the Talon in the parking lot for the night (didnt say no parking, hoping it wont get towed or ticketed).

I'm thinking ECU failure. Of course, I sold my spare ECU a month or so ago. Sound about right to anyone else? I didnt have any tools with me to pull it out and inspect it tonight, don't wanna go back and look it over right now. I think I may have a line on a another for sale, but if not, anyone have a good one laying around?

spotted in the tradin post

1992 EAGLE Talon TSI. 4WD. Turbo charged. Needs PS pump and windshield. Good project car. $700. 309/310-7346 Bloomington.

obviously not mine, but if someone wants a parts car or whatever they might call