Well, This is Odd (Engine Tuning Issue?), Changed batteries, and something strange happened. |
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Well, This is Odd (Engine Tuning Issue?), Changed batteries, and something strange happened. |
JDW914 |
Apr 14 2016, 02:21 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 27-April 11 From: Toledo, Ohio Member No.: 12,990 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I'm not sure what's going on here, but I'm hoping somebody here will.
I've been driving my car ('74 2.0 all original engine and FI) for a few years now, I did some tuning last summer, and it's been running great since. But, having it out only once a week at most, this winter the battery had started to show signs of wearing out - the car was getting hard to start and often needed charging - so last week I bought a new battery and installed it. Initially, this seemed to work great: I turned the key, the car started immediately, and it idled perfectly at 1200rpm. However, as soon as I touched the gas, the engine revved to 3000 and stayed there for about 20 seconds. Upon experimentation, it seemed that the engine would retain both power and speed of any throttle position for a ~20s period after the throttle was returned to idle. I was able to alleviate this to some extent by turning the idle-mixture adjustment to maximum and opening the idle bypass by 5 turns, but it still acts weird. When I set the idle mixture to do anything besides flood the rpm down, the engine stays at 1500 rpm even with the idle bypass closed all the way and the AAV closed off. My instinct is that it's a vacuum leak, but there's not a whistle to be hard or lose hose to be seen. Could it be (I hope not) something to do with the FI system? |
JDW914 |
Apr 14 2016, 04:31 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 27-April 11 From: Toledo, Ohio Member No.: 12,990 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Agree that what you describe sounds like a vacuum leak. But more likely something is binding. I'll definitely investigate the vacuum leak angle further when I look at in next, but I'm not even sure where to look. The only sound of whistling air I hear is the idle bypass. Throttle seems nice and free. Clicks back to idle as soon as you let go of the lever, but the engine keeps going. I am suspicious of the alternator; what should the voltage across the battery be when running? And i always disconnect positive first. Ground strap seems good and secure. Alternator has nothing to do with the engine revs, check the return spring on the cable (at the engine end) and as mentioned previously the pedal linkage and cable for sticking. Sticky throttle was my immediate thought, but as I said, it's entirely free and snappy. The problem persists whether I hand actuate the throttle or press the gas. As for the alternator, I was wondering whether an alternator or voltage regulator malfunction could mess with or damage the ECU? Both components are original, but tested fine back in 2012 - which is why I wondered. |
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