CIS Problem?--SOLVED!!

[Cody Forbes]

L DC wrote:
> Cody, thank you so much and once again you come
> through for me!!
>

Glad to have helped!
>
> Pushed it up a bit and felt a little stuck, as if
> being held by some sticky gum. Felt like semi-dried
> varnish and smelled like it too. I guess I should
> clean it with carburetor fluid by simply spraying it
> right from under?
>

I would bet that it's stuck on the inside of the distributor. The plate 
itself just sits on a little rubber stop, and I doubt that it was stuck 
there. Run some fuel system cleaner through the engine (the kind you put in 
the gas tank). It should be ok now though with some fresh fuel run through 
it anyway.

> Anyway, pulled hand out and all areas of my hand that
> made contact with the metering plate were cover by
> sludgy, sticky carbon/fuel deposits.

100% normal.
> Then, as I was getting in the car to turn ignition key
> to the off position, I heard the fuel pump running
> continuously, as it should; unlike before I played
> with the metering plate.
>
> What gives???? The metering plate also controls the
> fuel pump somehow?

Thats very odd, the pump should run any time the fuse is in the relay and 
the ignition is on, has nothing to do with the plate. Normally without the 
fuse in the relay the pump runs anytime the flywheel is turning.

> Found 2 oil leaks:
>
> 1- on the oil, metal-braided hose that runs from the
> oil cooler to the turbo. This hose had a previous
> repair with ½" or so aluminum sheet wrapped around the
> troubled area with a clamp, which I took off and
> repaired with cold weld. I guess I did not cover
> enough surface, thus, the leak. BTW I like the one you
> fab. for your turbo, quite the craftsmanship; it looks
> really nice.

There is no line from the cooler to the turbo. The oil cooler lines run from 
the oil filter housing to the cooler then back to the housing. The turbo oil 
feed line is what I think you mean, it runs from the oil filter housing to 
the top of the turbo. I could make you a setup like mine with a flanges on 
the ends of the hose so it bolts on with no drilling and taping required. 
Finding a replacement stock line in a junkyard would certainly be alot 
cheaper.

>
> 2- On one of the screws that bolt to the oil pump, I
> believe is the one that also serves to hold one end of
> the teethed adjuster for the AC compressor. I know
> this is more common than not---what do you seal the
> bolt with? Would wrapping the inner part of the bolt
> with Teflon work?

I've never had to deal with oil leaking from a bolt hole, so I don't have 
any good advice for ya. Really if the bolt is tight though the oil shouldn't 
be able to leak past it.

> Brake pedal is very hard along with steering and I
> attribute it to really low on green gold?
>

I'd bet that it's low on gren gold yeah, or even empty. I know this car had 
a decent leak back there.

Good luck!

-Cody Forbes
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