Date:         Thu, 29 Jan 2004 20:40:28 -0800
Reply-To:     mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Spoke too soon... (won't idle when warm)
Comments: To: Conrad Klahn <conradk@MAC.COM>
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Assuming that it has one, what was the tach needle doing when the engine
started running herky-jerky?

If it is a manual tranny and you don't push the clutch down, the tach
needle should stay pretty steady even when the herky-jerky stuff is
happening. If it jumps around too, the problem is electrical. If it
stays steady, look for a fuel problem.

Mark


Conrad Klahn wrote:
>
> Well,
>
> I took a walk this morning to pick up the van. It started right up and
> I drove it home. After work, I replaced all the vacuum hoses. There
> were a couple of them that were questionable. Drove it around for about
> 15 minutes, and it stalled out. Luckily I coasted across the
> intersection and parked it safely. It didn't start after that. So, not
> a vacuum problem. (But, I would have had to replace them soon anyways.)
>
> I disconnected the Temp2 sensor - still nothing. I made sure that I
> could hear the fuel pump working properly and I could hear it. Tomorrow
> morning I'll have my wife crank it while I look for a spark. I'm
> thinking that it will be there since I am getting the herky-jerky right
> before it dies, and that tells me it is probably a fuel delivery
> problem.
>
> I am going to buy a new fuel regulator tomorrow. I have a set of 2.1
> fuel injector rails/injectors I'll clean up and throw on their
> Saturday. Hope that's it.
>