car is slowly killing me... *UPDATE* fixed! |
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car is slowly killing me... *UPDATE* fixed! |
Scott-thundercat |
Jan 16 2007, 09:06 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 159 Joined: 16-October 06 From: Reno, NV Member No.: 7,049 |
Okay so i've run the gammit of crap for this car. new cap, new rotor, new points, new condensor, new plug wires, new coil, adjusted valves, replaced BENZ fuel pump with late 914 fuel pump (thinking maybe too much pressure was problem). replaced all fuel hoses, replaced fuel tank (no kinks in lines), replaced fuel filter.
questions are thus- when i start the car it runs, it runs rough but it still runs. let it warm up- can drive it while cold- when it warms up it dies and wont restart for quite some time. plugs dont have oil on them but do have some signs of way too much fuel. this sounds like it could be the CHT sensor. Question- i have a black wire coming off of what looks like the CHT sensor slightly in front of the rear cylinder on the passenger side's spark plug... doesnt connect to anything- dont see where it could connect to... where does this wire usually live? also going to bypass the Cold start injector cause i think it might be leaking into the engine fueling the oil. the engine runs quite rough (like at least one cylinder is missfiring)- until i let off the throttle from around 3K rpm- then it runs perfectly (but at 2000 RPM) for a few seconds before becoming rough and crappy again- why? this car is slowly killing me- i've found so many problems and fixed em only to have more left. i'm going to head down to go work on it-(parked at a gas station where i limped it to while trying to drive to my new apartment). if anyone has some great advice or wishes to help please call me at five three zero 220 four zero 33... sorry for the wierd way of writing it- dont want any autoscanners to pick it up. Scott |
Dave_Darling |
Jan 17 2007, 11:38 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,048 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
There should be a rubber gromet in the hole to keep the cooling air in. I'm not sure how important it is, but it certainly is not a bad thing to have.
The wire appears to be plugged into the EFI wiring harness, right about where it should be. But it really should be insulated; if that bare bit of metal at the end of the connector touches a ground the mixture will go full-rich for as long as that's grounded... --DD |
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