Rough Running - the saga continues

Richard J. Andrews tech at flashmail.com
Mon May 20 05:09:32 EDT 2002


does it have electrical connectors? is it on the throttle body?
if so, that is your throttle position switch, yes this will cause problems

-rich
'86 4kq
At 12:14 AM 5/20/02, you wrote:
>So far, I haven't been able to find the ISV - will look around for it some
>more.  There's this large plastic piece above the engine block and near the
>oil filler cap that got cracked...will that affect anything?  I've checked
>hoses and connections -all are tight and look fine.  Haven't done
>wires -will probably do so in a few days.  Thanks for the advice.
>Sze
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Richard J. Andrews" <tech at flashmail.com>
>To: "Sze Hui" <msmsbassoon02 at earthlink.net>
>Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 11:13 PM
>Subject: Re: Rough Running - the saga continues
>
>
> > sorry about that, assumed it was your problem, check your ISV connection
> > and the rubber piece it connects to as well,
> > basically anything you would have moved/touched while doing the work,
>check
> > for sponginess of the hoses as
> > these are not supposed to be soft and gooey but do get this way after
>time.
> > did you check your wires or change them, it is possible they were old and
> > when changing the plugs removing them
> > did damage as well.
> >
> > sorry the platinums weren't your problem but it is a common issue.
> >
> > -rich
> > '86 4kq
> > At 09:36 PM 5/19/02, you wrote:
> > >This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> > >--
> > >[ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > >Well, on the advice of multiple people on this list, I changed to Bosch
> > >copper spark plugs - right code and everything.  Still idles low and
> > >misses.  Any suggestions?
> > >Sze
> > >--
> >
> >
> >





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