At 08:50 7/9/2004, Mike Ray wrote: >Hi all any ideas what would common cause may show these symptoms: > >1. freeway deaccelaration at 60-70mph causes backfire. If closed-throttle, throttle switch not closing or associated. Injection should shut off on deceleration above 1500 rpm.
>2. Coolant temp light blinking. Coolant level ok. Temp verified ok at >factory AND aftermarket temp gauages. Maybe bad temp level sending unit >but ironic I get the back firing too. Pull the plug and short the pins -- if no blink, dirty pins on tank probe or bad coolant mix. If still blink, either control module or more likely gauge internals or bad probe wiring/ground wire.
>Is the computer changing the spark curve based on the low coolant (false) >condition and causing the back firing? No, nobody cares about low coolant except the blinking light which actually cares about overheating but the control module tricks it. david
>Thanks for any ideas! > >Mikey >`87 Westy Eeyore > > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage," '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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