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| por73914 |
 Jul 10 2007, 10:23 AM
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I don't know what the hell I am doing...  Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 10-April 07 From: Fayetteville, AR Member No.: 7,660  |
Hey guys and girls,
My 74 2.0 has a problem, no big suprise there. But here is the deal I actually bought the teener out of a field for 900.00 and it had been sitting there since 94'. I changed the oil, new points and plugs drained the fuel tank changed the fuel filter and she started up. I have since driven it close to a 1000 miles. But it has a problem that I cannot seem to get worked out. When I come to a stop it wants to die, I have the idle set at 1000 RPM's. Also when I am driving down the road in any gear it will cut out like the you have switched the key off and turned it back on. I have changed the fuel filter and it ran better for a couple of days but I do not think that is it. Any sugestions? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
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| toon1 |
Jul 10 2007, 11:26 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,849 Joined: 29-October 05 From: tracy,ca Member No.: 5,022 |
Sounds electrical to me. Check all your grounds, Fi trigger points, wire harness, etc. . With a prob. like that, on a car that has been in a field for 12 years, it could be anything.
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| por73914 |
Jul 10 2007, 11:42 AM
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I don't know what the hell I am doing... Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 10-April 07 From: Fayetteville, AR Member No.: 7,660 |
QUOTE(toon1 @ Jul 10 2007, 12:26 PM)  Sounds electrical to me. Check all your grounds, Fi trigger points, wire harness, etc. . With a prob. like that, on a car that has been in a field for 12 years, it could be anything. I have some issues with my curciut board, could it be in there? |
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| BahnBrenner914 |
Jul 10 2007, 11:59 AM
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The girl is gone and all I have now is a beat-up teener Group: Members Posts: 301 Joined: 22-May 04 From: Gig Harbor and University Place, WA :: School in Angola, IN :: girlfriend in Sarasota, FL Member No.: 2,094 Region Association: None |
You cleaned the tank too, not just drained it right?
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| por73914 |
Jul 10 2007, 12:00 PM
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I don't know what the hell I am doing... Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 10-April 07 From: Fayetteville, AR Member No.: 7,660 |
QUOTE(BahnBrenner914 @ Jul 10 2007, 12:59 PM) You cleaned the tank too, not just drained it right? Yep-cleaned, drained and sealed (por-15) |
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| toon1 |
Jul 10 2007, 12:11 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,849 Joined: 29-October 05 From: tracy,ca Member No.: 5,022 |
QUOTE(por73914 @ Jul 10 2007, 10:42 AM) QUOTE(toon1 @ Jul 10 2007, 12:26 PM) Sounds electrical to me. Check all your grounds, Fi trigger points, wire harness, etc. . With a prob. like that, on a car that has been in a field for 12 years, it could be anything. I have some issues with my curciut board, could it be in there? Absolutely! What you are describing, it may be a mother to track down. I had a prob. similar to yours, then one day the car just quit. Turns out, the throttle cable was touching the spade connector on the ign. coil. It wore through the coating on the outside and touched the metal. The elect. current ran all the way back through to the ign. switch and melted it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) It was crazy man (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
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| SirAndy |
Jul 10 2007, 12:44 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,640 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE I have some issues with my curciut board, could it be in there? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) when i first got my car, i was chasing similar problems and i finally bit the bullet and bought a brand new relay board. man, what a difference that made ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy PS: that was before this forum was alive, so i didn't know better. if you do a search here, there's a good thread on how to evaluate your current board and fix it if needed ... |
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| por73914 |
Jul 10 2007, 01:05 PM
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I don't know what the hell I am doing... Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 10-April 07 From: Fayetteville, AR Member No.: 7,660 |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Jul 10 2007, 01:44 PM) QUOTE I have some issues with my curciut board, could it be in there? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) when i first got my car, i was chasing similar problems and i finally bit the bullet and bought a brand new relay board. man, what a difference that made ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy PS: that was before this forum was alive, so i didn't know better. if you do a search here, there's a good thread on how to evaluate your current board and fix it if needed ... Thanks Andy, I will see what I can round up - those boards are expensive new WOW (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| por73914 |
Jul 10 2007, 01:07 PM
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I don't know what the hell I am doing... Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 10-April 07 From: Fayetteville, AR Member No.: 7,660 |
QUOTE(toon1 @ Jul 10 2007, 01:11 PM) QUOTE(por73914 @ Jul 10 2007, 10:42 AM) QUOTE(toon1 @ Jul 10 2007, 12:26 PM) Sounds electrical to me. Check all your grounds, Fi trigger points, wire harness, etc. . With a prob. like that, on a car that has been in a field for 12 years, it could be anything. I have some issues with my curciut board, could it be in there? Absolutely! What you are describing, it may be a mother to track down. I had a prob. similar to yours, then one day the car just quit. Turns out, the throttle cable was touching the spade connector on the ign. coil. It wore through the coating on the outside and touched the metal. The elect. current ran all the way back through to the ign. switch and melted it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) It was crazy man (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Well I am not going to give up! It is a great little car and I am going to figure it out. I will check my cable but what are the chances of that happening twice (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) , I am sure we have all seen stranger things though. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) |
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| toon1 |
Jul 10 2007, 01:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,849 Joined: 29-October 05 From: tracy,ca Member No.: 5,022 |
QUOTE(por73914 @ Jul 10 2007, 12:07 PM) QUOTE(toon1 @ Jul 10 2007, 01:11 PM) QUOTE(por73914 @ Jul 10 2007, 10:42 AM) QUOTE(toon1 @ Jul 10 2007, 12:26 PM) Sounds electrical to me. Check all your grounds, Fi trigger points, wire harness, etc. . With a prob. like that, on a car that has been in a field for 12 years, it could be anything. I have some issues with my curciut board, could it be in there? Absolutely! What you are describing, it may be a mother to track down. I had a prob. similar to yours, then one day the car just quit. Turns out, the throttle cable was touching the spade connector on the ign. coil. It wore through the coating on the outside and touched the metal. The elect. current ran all the way back through to the ign. switch and melted it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) It was crazy man (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Well I am not going to give up! It is a great little car and I am going to figure it out. I will check my cable but what are the chances of that happening twice (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) , I am sure we have all seen stranger things though. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) what happened to me was more of a fluke. |
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| por73914 |
Jul 10 2007, 01:16 PM
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I don't know what the hell I am doing... Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 10-April 07 From: Fayetteville, AR Member No.: 7,660 |
QUOTE(toon1 @ Jul 10 2007, 02:13 PM) QUOTE(por73914 @ Jul 10 2007, 12:07 PM) QUOTE(toon1 @ Jul 10 2007, 01:11 PM) QUOTE(por73914 @ Jul 10 2007, 10:42 AM) QUOTE(toon1 @ Jul 10 2007, 12:26 PM) Sounds electrical to me. Check all your grounds, Fi trigger points, wire harness, etc. . With a prob. like that, on a car that has been in a field for 12 years, it could be anything. I have some issues with my curciut board, could it be in there? Absolutely! What you are describing, it may be a mother to track down. I had a prob. similar to yours, then one day the car just quit. Turns out, the throttle cable was touching the spade connector on the ign. coil. It wore through the coating on the outside and touched the metal. The elect. current ran all the way back through to the ign. switch and melted it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) It was crazy man (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Well I am not going to give up! It is a great little car and I am going to figure it out. I will check my cable but what are the chances of that happening twice (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) , I am sure we have all seen stranger things though. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) what happened to me was more of a fluke. Most everything that happens to me is a fluke (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| 5string6string |
Jul 10 2007, 01:26 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 5-July 07 From: Decatur, Georgia Member No.: 7,877 |
grounds and hot connections can be deceiving. You can have an almost invisible contamination at the connection point leading to the types of symptoms described. Grounding out wires will do the same. Make sure every connecton is clean and tight. Very unlikely that your brain is cooked.
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| gary gartner |
Jul 10 2007, 01:39 PM
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i know more than a newbie---way less than a guru Group: Members Posts: 239 Joined: 16-December 04 From: Valencia, Ca Member No.: 3,294 Region Association: Southern California |
a faulty Cyl head temp sensor caused similar problem with my 75 2.0 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Gary |
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| por73914 |
Jul 10 2007, 01:52 PM
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I don't know what the hell I am doing... Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 10-April 07 From: Fayetteville, AR Member No.: 7,660 |
QUOTE(gary gartner @ Jul 10 2007, 02:39 PM) a faulty Cyl head temp sensor caused similar problem with my 75 2.0 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Gary Hey Gary, Where is that part located? My problems don't start until the car gets warmed up. However my temp gauge reads normal. |
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| por73914 |
Jul 10 2007, 01:53 PM
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I don't know what the hell I am doing... Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 10-April 07 From: Fayetteville, AR Member No.: 7,660 |
QUOTE(5string6string @ Jul 10 2007, 02:26 PM) grounds and hot connections can be deceiving. You can have an almost invisible contamination at the connection point leading to the types of symptoms described. Grounding out wires will do the same. Make sure every connecton is clean and tight. Very unlikely that your brain is cooked. Thanks for the suggestion I will check them out! And (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) |
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| gary gartner |
Jul 10 2007, 02:15 PM
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i know more than a newbie---way less than a guru Group: Members Posts: 239 Joined: 16-December 04 From: Valencia, Ca Member No.: 3,294 Region Association: Southern California |
located betewwn cyls on passenger side of engine. green wire coming out of the tin, not related to oil temp that your temp gauge reads. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) gary |
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| por73914 |
Jul 10 2007, 02:21 PM
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I don't know what the hell I am doing... Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 10-April 07 From: Fayetteville, AR Member No.: 7,660 |
QUOTE(gary gartner @ Jul 10 2007, 03:15 PM) located betewwn cyls on passenger side of engine. green wire coming out of the tin, not related to oil temp that your temp gauge reads. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) gary Thanks Gary I will look at it tonight. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| por73914 |
Jul 11 2007, 06:34 AM
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I don't know what the hell I am doing... Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 10-April 07 From: Fayetteville, AR Member No.: 7,660 |
I got to thinking (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) maybe the fuel filter that I am using is incorrect. It is a cheap inline filter from Wal-Mart, it is not very big. What should I be using? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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| toon1 |
Jul 11 2007, 08:13 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,849 Joined: 29-October 05 From: tracy,ca Member No.: 5,022 |
You should use the stock filter or a FI filter.
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| por73914 |
Jul 11 2007, 10:09 AM
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I don't know what the hell I am doing... Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 10-April 07 From: Fayetteville, AR Member No.: 7,660 |
QUOTE(toon1 @ Jul 11 2007, 09:13 AM) You should use the stock filter or a FI filter. The one I am using is not FI but looks alot like the one pelican has pictured and the stock stock filter. Should I try a larger FI filter? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
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