Car running like crap, 4 days before Hershey |
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Car running like crap, 4 days before Hershey |
saigon71 |
Apr 16 2019, 07:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,999 Joined: 1-June 09 From: Dillsburg, PA Member No.: 10,428 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Could use some "check this" help:
Running a 2056 D-jet. Over the winter I adjusted the valves and changed the oil. It didn't need much else. This Spring, I installed a new distributor cap and new set of points. Adjusted dwell to 50 degrees before setting timing dead on at 27 degrees BTDC. The car was running awesome. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) All of the sudden, the car has developed a pretty serious intermittent miss. There have been times it runs flawless on a test drive, only to start sputtering the next drive. When the sputtering and bucking occurs, there is sometimes an audible "pop" or "knock" sound coming from the engine bay. I've got a new FI wiring harness from Jeff Bowlsby installed. So far I have done the following: -Check fuel lines for kinks -Added "Star-Tron" enzyme fuel treatment to fuel stored in tank for winter, have since added two tanks of fresh gas -Fuel steady pressure at 31PSI (but I couldn't get the car to act up when I had the gauge attached) -Verified point gap hadn't changed after setting dwell -Verify that CHT is tight (CHT is almost new) -Cleaned & adjusted trigger points -Unplugged TPS - it did not make a difference -Checked FI harness grounds at the back of the engine -Pulled all 4 spark plugs to check for fouling - they all looked good -Swapped the coil with a known good one Any advice on other things to check would be appreciated. |
Spoke |
Apr 17 2019, 10:56 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,986 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None |
Does the tach bounce or jump when this happens? Sometimes that could signal ineffective burn or ignition issues.
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saigon71 |
May 12 2019, 10:40 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,999 Joined: 1-June 09 From: Dillsburg, PA Member No.: 10,428 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
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