bluelsr90
15+ Year Contributor
- 95
- 3
- Aug 3, 2005
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petersburg,
Virginia
So after about 2 years of sitting I am finally ready to get my 1g back on the road. The motor in the car is a rebuild one from Jasper which only has 200 miles on it. Before I attempted to start the car I did the following.
-New battery
-Oil Change
-Flushed the coolant system
-New fuel filter
-New 190lph fuel pump
-New Plugs and wires
I went to start the car and it was a little hard to start but finally she started but had a fuel odor and was idling up and down. So after doing some research I found that I may need to adjust the ISC. So after getting it adjusted the car smoothed out the fuel odor went away. I let it run for about a hour checking for leaks and making sure everything was working properly. I noticed my voltage gauge was dropping and fast then the car died. Went got a alternator put it in and the car was hard to start. Once it started I can hear a ticking noise which gets louder as I rev the engine and it has a really strong fuel smell. The exhaust is spitting out some fuel and has a low like pop sound.
I then did the screwdriver trick to try to found out where the sound is coming from. Its sounds like its either the valve cover or fuel rail. To me it sounds just a little louder at the fuel rail but I have someone coming tomorrow for a second set of ears. I checked the oil and I don't see any metal flakes in it and it looks really clean. My first thought was lifter tick but the strong fuel smell has me second guessing that.
I have good oil pressure and engine temps. The aftermarket boost gauge I have is bouncing around like crazy. Any ideas guys or has anyone had this issue before? Anyone know where to start looking? Thanks in advance.
-New battery
-Oil Change
-Flushed the coolant system
-New fuel filter
-New 190lph fuel pump
-New Plugs and wires
I went to start the car and it was a little hard to start but finally she started but had a fuel odor and was idling up and down. So after doing some research I found that I may need to adjust the ISC. So after getting it adjusted the car smoothed out the fuel odor went away. I let it run for about a hour checking for leaks and making sure everything was working properly. I noticed my voltage gauge was dropping and fast then the car died. Went got a alternator put it in and the car was hard to start. Once it started I can hear a ticking noise which gets louder as I rev the engine and it has a really strong fuel smell. The exhaust is spitting out some fuel and has a low like pop sound.
I then did the screwdriver trick to try to found out where the sound is coming from. Its sounds like its either the valve cover or fuel rail. To me it sounds just a little louder at the fuel rail but I have someone coming tomorrow for a second set of ears. I checked the oil and I don't see any metal flakes in it and it looks really clean. My first thought was lifter tick but the strong fuel smell has me second guessing that.
I have good oil pressure and engine temps. The aftermarket boost gauge I have is bouncing around like crazy. Any ideas guys or has anyone had this issue before? Anyone know where to start looking? Thanks in advance.