Well not today, but this weekend I pulled and cleaned the plugs ... again. It runs so rich that I've made this is a regular recurring maintenance item, even with only garage idle runs. AFR hovers around 11.8 when it runs.
I'm beginning to think perhaps I have something set incorrectly.
That will be fixed, soon. Also tried a new O2 sensor but the computer still says its out of range. Now I likely have two good Bosch wideband O2 sensors. I'm actually thinking the engine size is wrong in the general settings that calculate the "fuel required" (this is a megasquirt) since it seems to think it's a 350
cubic inch 6-cylinder! Tried to change it but it asked for info I don't know, something to do with the injector sizes - so I need more info and don't want to mess with it too much in my ignorance.
The other thing I did was find where the oil temp sensor is and pull it out to replace it, since I feel it's the most likely culprit for why I don't have oil temp reading anywhere (either on the VDO gage or by the computer). It might even be preventing the computer from ever exiting cold start mode. I was all proud of myself for finding it on a parts diagram then locating it essentially blind (this is a 3.2 by the way) and feeling by hand. The VDO sensor is dated May of '86. I'd say it's a safe bet that it is original.
Now here's the funny part: I didn't realize that even without pressure, oil will steadily seep out of the hole when you remove the temp sensor.
To paraphrase The Onion, the headline could read: "Oil Spill Improves Area Man's Garage Floor Viscosity"
I caught it after about two quarts got all over the floor. Better than the whole 3+ gallons of it!
Hells bells, at least I learn.