[V8] To rich and backfiring above 1700 rpm

[Fedor Veenhuyzen]

Well listers, I guess Jason and Justin are right...I found that out today,
just came home from the dealer where I picked up a fuel regulator,
knocksensor and fuel filter. I parked the car, changed the fuel regulator
and hopefully got in the car to start it...well guess what? The starter
slipped on the teeth...shivers down my spine!! I had still a tiny bit of
hope that it was my starter, so I got under the car to turn the flywheel (or
whatever you guys call it) with a screwdriver through one of the 2 holes. I
turned it a few teeth (btw I couldn't fit a tool on the crankshaft, not
enough room between it and the radiator), and tried to start it...guess
again, it started right away. Normally I am happy when it starts, but not
now as you can imagine.
So now I am sick of it, and planning to sell the V8, I am definitely not
going to take the gearbox off on my own and outside in the winter weather.
It makes me sad, but c'est la vie...
Well at least thats how I feel now, haven't made up my mind completely yet.

Fedor
Still a V8 owner

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Wilkerson" <wilke_jb at yahoo.com>
To: "Fedor Veenhuyzen" <id at wxs.nl>; "V8 list" <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] To rich and backfiring above 1700 rpm


> Fedor,
>
> I'm with justin - that is how I've heard that they act when they are
> missing teeth - good Idle, runs to a point, then just bad stuff.  I have
> never experienced this myself so I can't say for sure.  I would check it
> if I were you, because it is so easy to check.  I would also un-plug your
> oxygen sensor, or replace it to see if that helps and check your throttle
> position sensor to see if it works properly.  Tell us what you find and we
> will try to go from there.
>
>                              Good Luck,
>                                   Jason
>
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