qcdsmtsi
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- Aug 17, 2003
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Bettendorf,
Iowa
Ive had this very strange idle issue since Ive owned the car. I purchased her broken, skipped teeth on the Tbelt, so ive never had her running before I got her.
This is the problem: The car seems to missfire/ runs like it has a lopey cam at idle. Also it doesnt feel like it pulls like it should through the rpm range.
Since the rebuild I have just put on 1,000mi. I just replaced my oil and sparkplugs again before I went to the chicago meet this sat.
What ive done:
I just did a compression test today. 170 165 170 170 (with 150,000mi on stock bottom end!!!)
New plugs/wires I just replaced the plugs again, after 2 days they are blackened, like its running rich
I have test/ and swapped ISC motors with a known working one - no change.
I have tested the coil pack, and coil pack transistor - all ok.
I did the emissions removal from Taboo so I have no vac lines, so very slim chance its a vac leak
Did a boost leak test, and shes solid
base timing is -5
idle has been set and reset.
Now today we were messing with her, and there seems to be a clicking noise coming from pcv valve area - changed pcv valve (for the hell of it) and nothing, could it be injector?
I have done injector cleaner when I got the car first running, and I bought the full cleaner.
The car was sitting for about 2 years...
I might have left out something ive tried, as its late and im tired.
Is there something simple im overlooking?
Any suggestions/advice would be much appreciated.
Oh BTW the car is totaly stock, only thing done is the emissions removed, which we also did on my buddys 92 awd and we followed the same instructions and his runs great.
Thanks in advance!!
This is the problem: The car seems to missfire/ runs like it has a lopey cam at idle. Also it doesnt feel like it pulls like it should through the rpm range.
Since the rebuild I have just put on 1,000mi. I just replaced my oil and sparkplugs again before I went to the chicago meet this sat.
What ive done:
I just did a compression test today. 170 165 170 170 (with 150,000mi on stock bottom end!!!)
New plugs/wires I just replaced the plugs again, after 2 days they are blackened, like its running rich
I have test/ and swapped ISC motors with a known working one - no change.
I have tested the coil pack, and coil pack transistor - all ok.
I did the emissions removal from Taboo so I have no vac lines, so very slim chance its a vac leak
Did a boost leak test, and shes solid
base timing is -5
idle has been set and reset.
Now today we were messing with her, and there seems to be a clicking noise coming from pcv valve area - changed pcv valve (for the hell of it) and nothing, could it be injector?
I have done injector cleaner when I got the car first running, and I bought the full cleaner.
The car was sitting for about 2 years...
I might have left out something ive tried, as its late and im tired.
Is there something simple im overlooking?
Any suggestions/advice would be much appreciated.
Oh BTW the car is totaly stock, only thing done is the emissions removed, which we also did on my buddys 92 awd and we followed the same instructions and his runs great.
Thanks in advance!!
