Re: still puzzled -long- please read

[Gary Huff <scirocco86@home.com>]

Before you go assuming it's a thermo time switch, have you tried resetting ISV duty cycle, DPR current, and timing? *ALL* three of these things will cause the symptoms you described if not set right. I will also guarantee they are not set right if you tweaked the Air flow sensor adjustment. Set these all to their proper values, and in the proper order then go from there. I replaced a head on my 16v car, and my car simply stopped running right after that. It turned out to be that everything needed to be set. Don't give up, i've been working on my 16v car slowly over a period of about 6-7 months now in my spare time. I would make sure all of this is correct first, and then go about testing.
	-Gary Huff

On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 10:25:07AM +0800, Dan Miller wrote:
> im sure everybody is getting sick of my emails, but until my problem is fixe and i run out fo ideas of things that will fix it, im going to keep sending them.
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> I know the thermotime switch is bad, because the car has trouble starting.  I also discovered that the airflow sensor plate was out of adjsutment, so i fixed that.  The collant temperature sensor has been replaced, and the oxygen sensor is fine.  I did a compression test, and all cylinders fell within an acceptable range.  the lowest compression was 180psi and the highest was 205psi.  The car has new plugs ni it, and the wires are not arching.  The fuel injectors are brand fucknig new, and the cat conjverter is only about a year old.  The fuel filter is a wekk old to teh day.  
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> The main problems im having are:
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> hesitation,
> stalling and rough idle,
> low power,
> smells like its running richer than bill gates,
> misses at idle when cold.
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> The hesitation occurs when you quickley get on and off on the throttle off of idle (tested by manually turning throttle lever in the engine bay, the engine jsut kinda sputters, and my 8 valve engine never had this problem, so im not sure whether its a 16valve thing or if my engine has issues)
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> The stalling and rough idle happens mostly when cold, but has been getting worse.  After adjsuting the airflow sensor today, the car doesnt stall _as much_ as it used to, but still does a couple fo times before the warm up cylce kicks on.  
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> The car smells like its runnnig rich untill it warms up to above 90 C (oil temp).  
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> when idling, it misses about once every 5 seconds, but decreases to once every 10 or so when warm.
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> Can it be cured?  Or do i have tor esort to the stealership?  Could a faulty cold start valve be causing these problems?  Im at a loss for ideas.  could use a lot of help, it would be great if someone in my area could come over and give my car a FULL physical (and maybe mental) examination.  
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> Dan Miller
> 88 16v
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