Engine back in. Starts and idles BUT dies when accelerator pedal "blipped", Troubleshooting advice/steps needed Options

[moldygreg]

Background:

1.8L FI w/ Stock distributor

I Recently removed engine to sort various problems and reinstalled. I can get the car to start and idle per spec and Dwell is w/in spec (45).
BUT.....

When I jump in the car and blip the accelerator pedal (not significant RPMs about 3500-4000) the car dies. However, when I hit the throttle cable from the engine bay it's fine... no stalls.

What would cause this?

- Badly positioned or tangled accelerator cable?
- Funky distributor cam messing with dwell?
- Vacuum issue?
- Air Flow Meter?


When I go to restart, it won't fire and I have to reset timing and start the process all over.

Any troubleshooting steps or tips appreciated!

Greg

[timothy_nd28]

Weird problem. So by manipulating the throttle cable in the engine bay, you can not make the engine stall, but if you do the exact same thing by pushing the accelerator pedal the engine stalls?

Someone had a similar issue earlier this year in which he ended up finding that the throttle cable was somehow shorting out the negative terminal of the ignition coil, but only when he had it about 3-4k rpm.

With a timing gun, tape the trigger so it's always on and point the gun toward the driver seat. With the car idling, you should have a endless supply of flashes. Manipulate the accelerator pedal as you are watching the timing gun. This is a quick way to isolate a issue with spark or fuel.