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Pinging or stuttering, best of two evils
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Go to Autozone and rent the free tool. Put down a deposit and when you bring it back they credit you back.
joshhignight@techography.net wrote:Well, how do I (a poor man with limited access to tools) go about doing this?
Joshua
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joshua,
right now you are going just on the piston 'expected' numbers. i would take
an actual compression check to verify before going much further.
Al
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Subject: Pinging or stuttering, best of two evils
>
> Ok. I haven't really been able to get any good help with this so far. But I
want to get the group in on this if possible.
>
> My engine has been plagued by pinging or stuttering issues since it began
running. If I can get the ping out, it runs like poo. If I can get it to run
even remotely good, it pings like there's a hundred angry diamondback's under
the hood.
>
> There's GOT to be a way to run this thing off of pump gas. I know my
compression can't be THAT crazy. The pistons are supposed to be for a 10.8:1 2L
block (they're JE). The head isn't decked or anything (it's still got 180K miles
on it).
>
> Of course I can play with the ignition as much as my heart desires, and I have
one of those fancy Autotech/Quaife adjustable cam gears (Thanks Peter!), so I
can change the cam timing at 1.5* intervals.
>
> Give me some ideas! I'll try anything. I'm buying 108 octane this afternoon
just to see what this motor can really put down to the street. But I would
prefer not to make this a requirement for my daily driver.
>
> Thanks,
> Joshua
>
>
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<P>Go to Autozone and rent the free tool. Put down a deposit and when you bring it back they credit you back.
<P> <B><I>joshhignight@techography.net</I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Well, how do I (a poor man with limited access to tools) go about doing this?<BR><BR>Joshua<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Original Message -----------------------<BR>joshua,<BR>right now you are going just on the piston 'expected' numbers. i would take<BR>an actual compression check to verify before going much further.<BR>Al<BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: <JOSHHIGNIGHT@TECHOGRAPHY.NET><BR>To: "Scirocco List" <SCIROCCO-L@SCIROCCO.ORG><BR>Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 2:00 PM<BR>Subject: Pinging or stuttering, best of two evils<BR><BR><BR>><BR>> Ok. I haven't really been able to get any good help with this so far. But I<BR>want to get the group in on this if possible.<BR>><BR>> My engine has been plagued by pinging or stuttering issues since it began<BR>running. If I can get the ping out, it runs like poo. If I can get it to run<BR>even remotely good, it pings like there's a hundred angry diamondback's under<BR>the hood.<BR>><BR>> There's GOT to be a way to run this thing off of pump gas. I know my<BR>compression can't be THAT crazy. The pistons are supposed to be for a 10.8:1 2L<BR>block (they're JE). The head isn't decked or anything (it's still got 180K miles<BR>on it).<BR>><BR>> Of course I can play with the ignition as much as my heart desires, and I have<BR>one of those fancy Autotech/Quaife adjustable cam gears (Thanks Peter!), so I<BR>can change the cam timing at 1.5* intervals.<BR>><BR>> Give me some ideas! I'll try anything. I'm buying 108 octane this afternoon<BR>just to see what this motor can really put down to the street. But I would<BR>prefer not to make this a requirement for my daily driver.<BR>><BR>> Thanks,<BR>> Joshua<BR>><BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Scirocco-l mailing list<BR>> Scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR>> http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Scirocco-l mailing list<BR>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l</BLOCKQUOTE>
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