Officially Requesting Everybody's 2 Cents
05-02-2003, 09:11 PM
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so here is the deal...87 tII, finally finished doing intake, rb down pipe, presil, all new gaskets, small crack in tid but fresh ghetto tape on it...so it should be ok for now while i troubleshoot and attempt to find real problem.....i get one chance to start car...thats it...if i dont crank it til she starts...all is lost...once she starts, runs nice....pretty much, just idles a little high at 1600 according to tac but it really doesnt seem that high....also seems a little sluggish...wonder if a new f pump would help that? but aside from that runs well...no real smoke...only a tiiiiny bit upon starting....my baby has a modest 74k on er....we did turn up idle a few days ago...was idling rough..prob from old ghetto tape on t i duct, so b/c we couldnt let it stall we raised idle....plan on returning to normal tom...maybe its doing some kinda instafloodin? i dunno....i gots me lots a shiny pennies for yer thoughts...thanks ya'll 
oh...what about afm...how do i know thats ok? trying to be logical....could it still be the timing...we did screw w/ that a little...but it seems to run too well for that to be why she wont start...is this a typical hot start problem? if so, what is the typical hot start problem solution? i just wanna
05-03-2003, 05:03 AM
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nooooooo..but in my own defense, we (apex13b) <----thanks bro.....really didnt bother going much further once we found crack in tid....in the meantime, i taped tid and changed f filter, and crossed fingers......i guess that only works on shitty old american cars....nick did check tps w/ ohmmeter while car was off and seemed content w/ results......i think it basically gave a consistent reading....but dont take my word for it.....but im tryin.....if anybody can help interpret that, id love a deeper explanation ......impedence...resistance..etc.......but only in LAYMAN's terms....thanks.....oh, and if that does mean tps is working, i guess that still leaves room for adjusting....also throttle linkage, cuz we messed w/ it...not the tps though....how bout afm...just kinda have a bad gut feeling about it...also is too close to the action not to be involved...but thats my worthless 2 cents....gonna play around tomorrow.....will be sure to keep you posted, like it or not! ethan
05-03-2003, 03:47 PM
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did you check the timing with a light? I have a feeling it is some stupid
little thing that you are overlooking. You sure there are no vacuum leaks or anything obvious like that?
I only know how to adjust TPS using my simple method of turning the screw and seeing if things get better or worse.
If you werent so far away I would take a ride by.
little thing that you are overlooking. You sure there are no vacuum leaks or anything obvious like that?
I only know how to adjust TPS using my simple method of turning the screw and seeing if things get better or worse.
If you werent so far away I would take a ride by.
05-03-2003, 07:28 PM
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so ...another $#@&%#ed up day...apex came over....there seemed to be an issue w/ the metal near tps being stuck...apex pried them apart...b/c we were getting a reading of 2 k ohm and it didnt wanna move...he saw situation, got tps to 1 k ohm, slapped er back together, after having switched batts bc mine was shot...and changing my fouled plugs w/ oh...25 miles on em , still the car SEEMS to flood instantly......wtf? oh, for future reference, are those plugs able to be saved? if so how? but who cares if youre stuck bikin...but my @###$$%# bike has a flat.....hasnt been a good week for the kid from queens. anyone want to pay too much $ for a tII?
05-03-2003, 07:34 PM
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oh...the car did start last nite...see first post.... and ran ok...so thats gotta come in handy for troubleshooting somehow right. also car sat for 3-4 yrs and since on road has prob.200 miles on it...apex is thinkin at least one of my injectors is stuck open n shes dumpin fuel causing instaflood....makes sense......why couldnt it just be a damn spark plug wire? im just not that lucky. please try to help me....cant drive car off cliff if i cant drive car . thanks ethan
05-04-2003, 03:13 AM
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Originally Posted by ethannyc1' date='May 3 2003, 02:03 AM
nooooooo..but in my own defense, we (apex13b) <----thanks bro.....really didnt bother going much further once we found crack in tid....in the meantime, i taped tid and changed f filter, and crossed fingers......i guess that only works on shitty old american cars....nick did check tps w/ ohmmeter while car was off and seemed content w/ results......i think it basically gave a consistent reading....but dont take my word for it.....but im tryin.....if anybody can help interpret that, id love a deeper explanation ......impedence...resistance..etc.......but only in LAYMAN's terms....thanks.....oh, and if that does mean tps is working, i guess that still leaves room for adjusting....also throttle linkage, cuz we messed w/ it...not the tps though....how bout afm...just kinda have a bad gut feeling about it...also is too close to the action not to be involved...but thats my worthless 2 cents....gonna play around tomorrow.....will be sure to keep you posted, like it or not! ethan
