Could I have actually fixed it?!?!
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Could I have actually fixed it?!?!
If you haven't seen my previous thread I was having trouble with the motor dying and not throwing any codes. I had replaced the fuel pump, filter, and also the spark control module.
After a closer examination, which I'm beating myself over the head for not doing in the first place, I found a vacuum hose that goes to the fuel pressure regulator unplugged. Could this have been the reason it would die? After reconnecting it I haven't had any problems...yet. It also seemed to run a little smoother.
If I fixed this thing I'm going to be so ecstatic. It's been driving me nuts for the past week. Well I'm off to see if it stays running.
Later,
Matt
After a closer examination, which I'm beating myself over the head for not doing in the first place, I found a vacuum hose that goes to the fuel pressure regulator unplugged. Could this have been the reason it would die? After reconnecting it I haven't had any problems...yet. It also seemed to run a little smoother.
If I fixed this thing I'm going to be so ecstatic. It's been driving me nuts for the past week. Well I'm off to see if it stays running.
Later,
Matt
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Re: (Golden80)
Nope. Didn't fix the problem. I'm taking it to the mechanic tomorrow. I'm sick of screwing around with it.
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Re: (vader86)
Maybe I could convince the dealer to give me back my 80. (J/K)
It may have been 3 seconds slower but at least I knew what I was doing with it.
[Modified by Golden80, 10:50 PM 7/31/2002]
It may have been 3 seconds slower but at least I knew what I was doing with it.
[Modified by Golden80, 10:50 PM 7/31/2002]
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Have you cleaned the TB and IAC and reset the IAC min idle and the TPS min/max voltages?
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Re: (Golden80)
Well that settles it. This cars going to the mechanic in the morning. I'm too tired of messing with all these wires and computer stuff.
I've put on a new fuel pump, fuel filter, coil, ignition module, throttle body hose, checked all the connections I could, and pulled most of my hair out to no avail. I never thought I'd have to take a car to a mechanic. But this one is beyond me. I think I'm going to :cry now.
[Modified by Golden80, 10:23 PM 8/1/2002]
I've put on a new fuel pump, fuel filter, coil, ignition module, throttle body hose, checked all the connections I could, and pulled most of my hair out to no avail. I never thought I'd have to take a car to a mechanic. But this one is beyond me. I think I'm going to :cry now.
[Modified by Golden80, 10:23 PM 8/1/2002]
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Re: (Ray Quayle)
Had you checked the pick-up coil?
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When you say "is that the same as the coil in the distributor?" if you mean the ignition coil in the distributor cap, then no. The pick-up coil is mounted below the rotor, magnet and pole piece. This coil is wound around a plastic doughnut with the distributor shaft running through the hole. It connects to the ignition module and acts as a trigger replacing the points of old. Probably due to heat, the insulation on the wires from the pick-up coil to the ignition module will get hard. Then vibration causes the wires to crack. This results in intermittant signaling to the ignition module and feels like a miss or engine cut out. Sometimes only at certain RPMs. As the situation gets worse, so does the miss. Eventually the intermittant becomes a hard fault. Another failure mode is that the pick-up coil becomes heat sensitive. When hot the pick-up coil shorts, after a cooling period, it will work again. The pick-up coil is cheap. The distributor does have to be removed to do the replacement though. No more than an hour for an experienced mechanic. Not to say that this is your problem, but since you had gone to such lengths to avoid taking it to a mechanic, this is one item that could have been replaced that is a possibility.