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Title: I found part of my power loss on my 96 tracker!
Post by: sklope on April 07, 2007, 06:56:37 PM: Changed out the pcv valve today! It was not hanging up but it was sticky! I also found that the rubber gromet that it fits into was dry and cracked which caused a vaccum leak :o. This change out helped the power loss I was having.

Also found that I was pushing the tracker when I was running 70 mph. I changed the tires a few months back and went with 235 M/Ts instead of the 205 A/Ts that I had on it in the past. Found out with the help of a friend that I was actually running approximately 78 MPH. 63 MPH is about 70 MPH now ;D!
Title: Re: I found part of my power loss on my 96 tracker!
Post by: Trackin92 on April 07, 2007, 08:20:23 PM: dam im running 235's also i figured it would throw off the speedo but im hoping its not off that much lol know wonder i get speeding tickets and i argue the speed that i was going lol. Oh well i will continue to argue it just for fun bahaha
Title: Re: I found part of my power loss on my 96 tracker!
Post by: sklope on April 07, 2007, 09:37:12 PM: I was running up the rear and passing a lot of other cars before I found out about the 63 MPH deal ;D! The only thing was that they would catch me on a hill while I was floor boarded trying to maintain 70MPH :P!!!!
Title: Re: I found part of my power loss on my 96 tracker!
Post by: tipover on April 07, 2007, 10:39:08 PM: I used a GPS and found that with stock tires I was going 56 when the speedo said 60. with 235s the GPS says 62 when the speedo says 60.
Title: Re: I found part of my power loss on my 96 tracker!
Post by: PHX96TRACK on April 07, 2007, 11:22:37 PM: I agree somewhat with tipover, I went from 215's to 30X9.5 which actually measures 29.5 inches. My speedo/odo changed about 12%. I ran against a radar gun and it's 2-3 mph. at 35 ish mph. 63 is 70 is a bit off. More like 63 is 66 IMO.
Title: Re: I found part of my power loss on my 96 tracker!
Post by: LilRed on April 08, 2007, 05:28:00 AM: Checked mine with GPS and with my 235 ATs the speedo is right on at 60MPH.
Title: Re: I found part of my power loss on my 96 tracker!
Post by: echojeff on April 09, 2007, 10:49:42 AM: I went from 215's to 235's and it corrected my speedo, so now it is pretty much dead on, using the roadside radar display on the interstate.
My gas mileage went down, so I did a tune up, fuel filter and even the pcv valve, but no diffrence.
Jeff
Title: Re: I found part of my power loss on my 96 tracker!
Post by: john1974 on April 09, 2007, 11:07:17 AM: tire calculator at izook.com is a wonderfull too for this... :)
Title: Re: I found part of my power loss on my 96 tracker!
Post by: tipover on April 09, 2007, 12:20:01 PM: It doesn't help if your speedo is off from the factory. IMHO most of them read faster than actual speed to begin with.
Title: Re: I found part of my power loss on my 96 tracker!
Post by: Trackin92 on April 09, 2007, 07:32:10 PM: I will just keep my radar buddy by my side lol
Title: Re: I found part of my power loss on my 96 tracker!
Post by: museboy07 on April 09, 2007, 08:47:04 PM: hey i got a 94 tracker...where the hell is the pcv valve!!
Title: Re: I found part of my power loss on my 96 tracker!
Post by: sklope on April 10, 2007, 03:11:41 AM: On the 96 it is on the passenger side of the engine about midway and fits into the valve cover. It looks like a vacuum hose because the pvc valve is rather small and looks like it just a connection for a vacuum line.