Fuel
#1
how do i adjust my fuel??
my car is running very rich... i can smell the fuel while i'm driving... also, there's some kind of back pressure; i hear popping sounds coming from the exhaust... is there a problem with this? help please.
i have a 86 FC3S non-turbo 5spd
my car is running very rich... i can smell the fuel while i'm driving... also, there's some kind of back pressure; i hear popping sounds coming from the exhaust... is there a problem with this? help please.
i have a 86 FC3S non-turbo 5spd
#3
Originally Posted by mikee111' date='Sep 30 2003, 07:56 AM
how do i adjust my fuel??
my car is running very rich... i can smell the fuel while i'm driving... also, there's some kind of back pressure; i hear popping sounds coming from the exhaust... is there a problem with this? help please.
i have a 86 FC3S non-turbo 5spd
my car is running very rich... i can smell the fuel while i'm driving... also, there's some kind of back pressure; i hear popping sounds coming from the exhaust... is there a problem with this? help please.
i have a 86 FC3S non-turbo 5spd
How does the car run otherwise? Does it pull strong, or does it cut out?
#4
I'm with 1988rdeT2, sounds like bad spark. But like Baldy said also check the pulsation damper. They do leak and will set your engine bay on fire. hot spart=nice and blue. I had this same prob with my 1st gen. Didn't smell the fuel but started back firing and would cut out/buck & higher rpm's Checked the spark and it was crap.
#5
ok, thanks...
my car does run great, very strong... no problems with running..
what is the pulsation dampener? how do i check if it's bad?
i already have new plugs and wires ordered for my car - NGK
can i check the timing myself? i don't have a timing light...
thanks for the input.
my car does run great, very strong... no problems with running..
what is the pulsation dampener? how do i check if it's bad?
i already have new plugs and wires ordered for my car - NGK
can i check the timing myself? i don't have a timing light...
thanks for the input.
#6
Originally Posted by mikee111' date='Oct 1 2003, 02:25 AM
ok, thanks...
my car does run great, very strong... no problems with running..
what is the pulsation dampener? how do i check if it's bad?
i already have new plugs and wires ordered for my car - NGK
can i check the timing myself? i don't have a timing light...
thanks for the input.
my car does run great, very strong... no problems with running..
what is the pulsation dampener? how do i check if it's bad?
i already have new plugs and wires ordered for my car - NGK
can i check the timing myself? i don't have a timing light...
thanks for the input.
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#7
As for the pulsation damper, it is at the end of your primary fuel rail (the end opposite the firewall), which is under your upper intake manifold. For the 2 n/a FC's that I've seen, the PD has a yellowish plastic cap covering it. You can see the PD and reach it without removing your UIM. Look and feel for fuel leaking around it. The shop manual says, to check if it's working, to start your car and let it idle. Feel the PD with your finger/hand to see if you can feel it pulsating. If it's not, it needs to be replaced.
#9
Originally Posted by mikee111' date='Oct 1 2003, 12:04 PM
thanks.... that's the best help i've received so far... hehe