Re- check O2 again, by disconnecting at the plug. Run like this until it acts up. Removing the O2, makes ECU going to a "best unknown conditon". Also make sure shield in O2 wiring is not shorted to center wire. ERic Jason Willenbrock wrote: > hey all, > i am trying to set timing on my 87 syncro. well, according to bentely > you are supposed to get the engine to an idle, after instaling > equipment, then disconnect the tII sensor, bring engine to 2000-2500 > rpm then check timing. well, as soon as i disconnect TII the engine > dies. tried again, samething, won't even start with it disconnected. > what is going on, bad tempII or something else. i checked voltage and > it is good. also i noticed the sensor is different on this van > compared to my 90 gl. > update, my problem is once engine has idled for a while, 7 minutes, it > starts to run bad, engine starts to choke, spits some black smoke, > back fires then stalls. mixture may be off. i have swapped ecu no > change, swapped afm, no change, check 02 sensor, good, swapped idle > control unit, no change, check all wiring, good, grounds clean. what > else? > the TII thing really bothers me. > TIA > jason > 90gl > 87 syncro westy project > 87 wolfsburg parts > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Never get a busy signal because you are always connected with > high-speed Internet access. Click here to comparison-shop providers. > <http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2728??PS=> |
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