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  1. 04-21-2010, 09:35 PM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by GreenDB7 View Post
    I just bought a 89 RB20 swapped 240...when I bought it, I had to pop the clutch to start it, it died on me, I replaced the battery, turns on and it smokes black smoke, and then it shuts off in like 10 seconds, or if you give it gas, it turns off right away. what can it be?
    need a lot more info then it smokes for ten seconds and dies. Could be a number of things....
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    Quote Originally Posted by punkr6 View Post
    need a lot more info then it smokes for ten seconds and dies. Could be a number of things....
    If I step on the gas, it shuts off right away. It smokes black, white and blue smoke.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GreenDB7 View Post
    If I step on the gas, it shuts off right away. It smokes black, white and blue smoke.
    lol, sounds like you have major problems, have someone look at it for you...
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    Quote Originally Posted by punkr6 View Post
    lol, sounds like you have major problems, have someone look at it for you...
    Man it was running perfectly fine, I just got the car too, like a few hours ago. Didn't even hit boost.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GreenDB7 View Post
    Man it was running perfectly fine, I just got the car too, like a few hours ago. Didn't even hit boost.
    damn, that does suck. But seriously man, have someone look at it that you trust, before you wast anymore money...
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    Quote Originally Posted by GreenDB7 View Post
    Didn't even hit boost.
    You mean VTAK, right? The only boost I ever hit comes from a set of cables.
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    To be a little more helpful, I would suggest this guy's suggestion ^^
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