Very Strange GPL engine problem!

Tom, Have you checked your fuel. I used to put in only 1 or 2 laps more than was required and I kept dying near the end at Monza. You should put in maybe 3 or 4 extra laps of fuel for a short or intermediate race to be safe. You can use up more or less fuel then the setup assumption depending on how hard you push the engine. Hope that works for you.

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> Hello and thanks for reading. I am having a very strange problem with > GPL. Perhaps someone knows what is going on. Let me explain. I have > been racing at Watkins Glen this past day. I won my first time there > (Novice setting). The problem is that my engine keeps blowing at the > same time; namely, only a few turns from the end of the race. This > happened two races in a row. on lap 9 about 2 or 3 turns from the > end, my engine develops a serious stutter. This also happened at > Silverstone, the engine died for three straight races at the same turn > on the last lap of the race. I have always played at the novice level > which should have no damage mode. I manually shift gears but take > care not to red line during shifts. Perhaps i am winding the engine > out too much before i shift? Still, the fact that my engine blows on > the same spot seems really weird. With the last race, i was able to > win even though i had a blown engine. that was nice but i would like > to win with an intact car. > anyone have any ideas? HELP! > Thanks, > tom

Sounds like your running out of gas...Never set the fuel to the exact lap amount,it never lasts under hard driving.

Yeah...You are actually out of gas. Solution??.....Add more gas.LOL......

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> Hello and thanks for reading. I am having a very strange problem with > GPL. Perhaps someone knows what is going on. Let me explain. I have > been racing at Watkins Glen this past day. I won my first time there > (Novice setting). The problem is that my engine keeps blowing at the > same time; namely, only a few turns from the end of the race. This > happened two races in a row. on lap 9 about 2 or 3 turns from the > end, my engine develops a serious stutter. This also happened at > Silverstone, the engine died for three straight races at the same turn > on the last lap of the race. I have always played at the novice level > which should have no damage mode. I manually shift gears but take > care not to red line during shifts. Perhaps i am winding the engine > out too much before i shift? Still, the fact that my engine blows on > the same spot seems really weird. With the last race, i was able to > win even though i had a blown engine. that was nice but i would like > to win with an intact car. > anyone have any ideas? HELP! > Thanks, > tom

Oh my God! I never thought of that! I have never had the engine actually die, it just sputters for a half mile. i would have guessed that the engine would just quit when it was out of gas. but i do run with minimal amount of fuel. i will up it a gallon and see what happens. this explains alot! thanks a ton. this was really bothering me. tom

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>> Hello and thanks for reading. I am having a very strange problem with >> GPL. Perhaps someone knows what is going on. Let me explain. I have >> been racing at Watkins Glen this past day. I won my first time there >> (Novice setting). The problem is that my engine keeps blowing at the >> same time; namely, only a few turns from the end of the race. This >> happened two races in a row. on lap 9 about 2 or 3 turns from the >> end, my engine develops a serious stutter. This also happened at >> Silverstone, the engine died for three straight races at the same turn >> on the last lap of the race. I have always played at the novice level >> which should have no damage mode. I manually shift gears but take >> care not to red line during shifts. Perhaps i am winding the engine >> out too much before i shift? Still, the fact that my engine blows on >> the same spot seems really weird. With the last race, i was able to >> win even though i had a blown engine. that was nice but i would like >> to win with an intact car. >> anyone have any ideas? HELP! >> Thanks, >> tom

If it's a stutter then you are running out of fuel. The most likely reason is that you are selecting e amount of fuel indicated for x number of laps. If your race is 10 laps, take on 12 laps worth of fuel. Always add a lap or two of additional fuel. -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- > Hello and thanks for reading. I am having a very strange problem with > GPL. Perhaps someone knows what is going on. Let me explain. I have > been racing at Watkins Glen this past day. I won my first time there > (Novice setting). The problem is that my engine keeps blowing at the > same time; namely, only a few turns from the end of the race. This > happened two races in a row. on lap 9 about 2 or 3 turns from the > end, my engine develops a serious stutter. This also happened at > Silverstone, the engine died for three straight races at the same turn > on the last lap of the race. I have always played at the novice level > which should have no damage mode. I manually shift gears but take > care not to red line during shifts. Perhaps i am winding the engine > out too much before i shift? Still, the fact that my engine blows on > the same spot seems really weird. With the last race, i was able to > win even though i had a blown engine. that was nice but i would like > to win with an intact car. > anyone have any ideas? HELP! > Thanks, > tom -----------== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeeds.com The Largest Usenet Servers in the World! ------== Over 73,000 Newsgroups - Including Dedicated Binaries Servers ==-----

When it's sputtering.... 1) Make sure you have all smoke/fire/dust settings on at least for this 2) Hit F10 when it starts sputtering. 3) If it's smokin, your motor is toast...if it's not, your outta gas. Take a moment to look at the Fuel Pressure gauge at the bottom of the F10 screen as well - it's probably extremely low (normal is 79 PSI - however, it will run reliably all the way down to like 15 PSI or somethin) -- Kirk Lane ICQ: 28171652 BRT #187 "Yeah you won't find me I'm going MIA Tonight I'm leaving Going MIA Getting lost in you again Is better than being known" -Foo Fighters, "MIA" > Hello and thanks for reading. I am having a very strange problem with > GPL. Perhaps someone knows what is going on. Let me explain. I have > been racing at Watkins Glen this past day. I won my first time there > (Novice setting). The problem is that my engine keeps blowing at the > same time; namely, only a few turns from the end of the race. This > happened two races in a row. on lap 9 about 2 or 3 turns from the > end, my engine develops a serious stutter. This also happened at > Silverstone, the engine died for three straight races at the same turn > on the last lap of the race. I have always played at the novice level > which should have no damage mode. I manually shift gears but take > care not to red line during shifts. Perhaps i am winding the engine > out too much before i shift? Still, the fact that my engine blows on > the same spot seems really weird. With the last race, i was able to > win even though i had a blown engine. that was nice but i would like > to win with an intact car. > anyone have any ideas? HELP! > Thanks, > tom

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (Tom & Jiawei) wrote:

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> Hello and thanks for reading. I am having a very strange problem with > GPL. Perhaps someone knows what is going on. Let me explain. I have > been racing at Watkins Glen this past day. I won my first time there > (Novice setting). The problem is that my engine keeps blowing at the > same time; namely, only a few turns from the end of the race. This > happened two races in a row. on lap 9 about 2 or 3 turns from the > end, my engine develops a serious stutter. This also happened at > Silverstone, the engine died for three straight races at the same turn > on the last lap of the race. I have always played at the novice level > which should have no damage mode. I manually shift gears but take > care not to red line during shifts. Perhaps i am winding the engine > out too much before i shift? Still, the fact that my engine blows on > the same spot seems really weird. With the last race, i was able to > win even though i had a blown engine. that was nice but i would like > to win with an intact car.

Hmmm, Tom, sounds like a fuel problem to me? When you say the engine is blowing, what exactly do you mean? When the engine *blows*, it actually blows up, and bits of the engine fly outwards, and the car loses all power immediately and coasts to a stop with no engine sounds. I think what you are describing is when the car runs out of fuel. When this happens the car suddenly starts to lose power, and splutters and hesitates, It takes longer to accelerate, and does not reach the same top speed as before, *BUT* it does keep going, albeit at a slightly slower pace. Obviously, this problem will usually manifest itself at roughly the same time during a race, eg: at the end when the fuel runs out!!! The way to cure this is to put slightly *more* fuel in the car before the race starts. If the race is say 20 laps, put about 22 laps worth of fuel in the car. Remember if you crash, or go off the track, miss a gear, spin or generally do not drive a perfect race, then you will use more fuel than that stated anyway!!! Hope this cures the problem for you. 8-) *Peter* - http://www.cix.co.uk/~peterpc/home.html

You running out of fuel ????!!! Bog Tom & Jiawei <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hello and thanks for reading. I am having a very strange problem with > GPL. Perhaps someone knows what is going on. Let me explain. I have > been racing at Watkins Glen this past day. I won my first time there > (Novice setting). The problem is that my engine keeps blowing at the > same time; namely, only a few turns from the end of the race. This > happened two races in a row. on lap 9 about 2 or 3 turns from the > end, my engine develops a serious stutter. This also happened at > Silverstone, the engine died for three straight races at the same turn > on the last lap of the race. I have always played at the novice level > which should have no damage mode. I manually shift gears but take > care not to red line during shifts. Perhaps i am winding the engine > out too much before i shift? Still, the fact that my engine blows on > the same spot seems really weird. With the last race, i was able to > win even though i had a blown engine. that was nice but i would like > to win with an intact car. > > anyone have any ideas? HELP! > > Thanks, > > tom > > [email hidden] > >

I always fill a bit more than needed according to setup. I hate that stuttering in the last lap when fighting for positions. Jens On Sat, 19 Feb 2000 01:16:38 GMT, [email hidden] (Tom & Jiawei) wrote:

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>Oh my God! I never thought of that! I have never had the engine >actually die, it just sputters for a half mile. i would have guessed >that the engine would just quit when it was out of gas. but i do run >with minimal amount of fuel. i will up it a gallon and see what >happens. this explains alot! > >thanks a ton. this was really bothering me. > >tom

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Hi Tom, Did anybody out here already tell you that you probably ran out of fuel :>) -- Jan Hovius

>I think what you are describing is when the car runs out of fuel. >When this happens the car suddenly starts to lose power, and splutters >and hesitates, It takes longer to accelerate, and does not reach >the same top speed as before, *BUT* it does keep going, albeit at a >slightly slower pace. Actually, it will stop after about a lap and a half. No bang, no exploding engine animation, no drama, it just all goes very quiet and your car gracefully coasts to a standstill. -- JG

Been there, done that !!!!!

Tom, I guess you simply run out of fuel? Andre On Mon, 21 Feb 2000 16:54:15 +0100, Jan Hovius >Hi Tom, >Did anybody out here already tell you that you probably ran out of fuel :>)