- Wed Feb 05, 2014 5:41 am
#342221
So the distributor on the sedan started acting up, and for the last week or so my tach needle was jumping all over the place. I finally got frustrated enough with it that I pulled it apart and discovered why. Damn budget distributor had loose connectors on it. A little tightening and adjusting and all is well!
I'm still gonna order two OEM dizzy's and replace both of them, I'm getting tired of them going out on me. Thankfully swapshopracing.com has them for like $199
- Mon Feb 17, 2014 1:03 am
#342722
Found the root of my idle issues:
Ran a voltage test on my throttle position sensor, and discovered the readings weren't stable. Closed throttle, it hopped onto 0.51, then spiked to 0.6+ and then dropped down to 0.00 and stayed there until the throttle was hit, then the voltage bounced all over the place.
Luckily I had a factory TPS in my toolbox, so I swapped it over and ran the test again. Voltage is now dead on 0.50 at closed throttle and goes to 4.8-ish on WOT.
Idle is smooth and stable now. It used to drop then rise up to around 2k and hold it. Now it's sitting around 800-ish and revs without fuss.
OH, and I ordered two 35 watt HID kits. One 6000k kit for my headlights, and one 3000k kit for my foglights.
As well as a shorty CB antenna, so I can make my car look a little less radio-controlled looking.
Ran a voltage test on my throttle position sensor, and discovered the readings weren't stable. Closed throttle, it hopped onto 0.51, then spiked to 0.6+ and then dropped down to 0.00 and stayed there until the throttle was hit, then the voltage bounced all over the place.
Luckily I had a factory TPS in my toolbox, so I swapped it over and ran the test again. Voltage is now dead on 0.50 at closed throttle and goes to 4.8-ish on WOT.
Idle is smooth and stable now. It used to drop then rise up to around 2k and hold it. Now it's sitting around 800-ish and revs without fuss.
OH, and I ordered two 35 watt HID kits. One 6000k kit for my headlights, and one 3000k kit for my foglights.
As well as a shorty CB antenna, so I can make my car look a little less radio-controlled looking.
