[V8] A V8 Problem

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

I wonder if the intake air temp sensor is toast?

Also, on your bad right side distributor, is it the sensor that is bad? 
If so, I have some ideas on how to repair it.  It won't be pretty, but it
might work.

Dave


>    Now that it is colder my spare V8 runs like a race car. It has some
> performance
> enhancement from previous owners. When it is 80 degrees and above, outside
> temperatures effect re-starting (when hot) on this car. Now, no problem,
> so
> some type of temp sensor may be my problem.
>    I can't resist working the auto gear selector in this car, getting all
> the punch
> that is available. But, this is the other side of my problem. If I pull it
> into 1st or
> 2nd while the car is revved, it throws the timing off or whatever and it
> Backfires
> and dies, not to start again, until I shoot starter fluid into the air
> box. Even then
> it takes a while to catch (like the common hot start condition). I have
> replaced
> the two flywheel sensors and it normally re-starts fine in the colder
> temperatures we have now.
>    So, could the multi-function switch be part of my problem? Since the
> Audi
> failsafe switch prevents starts if the selector is not in park or neutral,
> could it
> also get hot and "short". Could interrupt the same signal, like a shorted
> flywheel
> sensor, that the computer looks for to allow the injectors to supply fuel?
> Can a
> bad m-f switch cut off fuel supply when the trans is hot? There is some
> evidence
> that the odometer sensor can do this, if it shorts when hot.   Thanks,
> Bob
> Have a great Holiday!
>
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