Intake Question
10-24-2006, 08:30 PM
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Well... I got it all back together and fired it up. It has a most steady idle now... Better than it ever has been! I looked at the gauges and I noticed that my antilock warning light was on! 
So I decide to pull it out in the driveway and let it idle for a few minutes before I take it out for an hour or so. When I hit the throttle it would start to rev and then die! 
No certain RPM... Just anywhere and everywhere! I can lightly hit the throttle and it will gradually start to work its way up but then it starts to cough and sputter. ;(
The only thing I can think of is that I must have pulled a connector a little loose over on the left side when i was working. I checked it out before reassembly and everything looked okay. Either that or I pinched a vacuum line somewhere.
Anyone have any bright ideas? I need a "Lightbulb Moment" here!
Thanks!
So I decide to pull it out in the driveway and let it idle for a few minutes before I take it out for an hour or so. When I hit the throttle it would start to rev and then die! No certain RPM... Just anywhere and everywhere! I can lightly hit the throttle and it will gradually start to work its way up but then it starts to cough and sputter. ;(The only thing I can think of is that I must have pulled a connector a little loose over on the left side when i was working. I checked it out before reassembly and everything looked okay.
Either that or I pinched a vacuum line somewhere.Anyone have any bright ideas? I need a "Lightbulb Moment" here!
Thanks!
10-24-2006, 08:38 PM
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Have you checked the electrical connection on the back side of the AFM? I once left it disconnected and had exactly this type of running problem. Took me two weeks and plenty of support from here to figure out my bone headed mistake!
10-25-2006, 12:30 AM
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Dave... I just got back a little while ago from driving it. It was driving me crazy but I figured I'd let it go for the evening. I needed to get the loaner interface finished up to send out so I figured I would try it on the car. When I saw the weird voltage from ScanTool... I remembered that I still needed to plug in the AFM.
You hit it right on the head!
I noticed that I have (it seems like) twice the torque in the lower RPM bands since cleaning the intake!
This seems to have accentuated the slight lull in throttle response. Now when I mash the throttle there is a slight hesitation and then it snaps your head back... I haven't had a chance to check for codes yet since I returned. I'll be putting in a lot of hours in the next few days. I may be able to get to it on Sunday.
It's always something isn't it?
You hit it right on the head!
I noticed that I have (it seems like) twice the torque in the lower RPM bands since cleaning the intake!
This seems to have accentuated the slight lull in throttle response. Now when I mash the throttle there is a slight hesitation and then it snaps your head back... I haven't had a chance to check for codes yet since I returned. I'll be putting in a lot of hours in the next few days. I may be able to get to it on Sunday.It's always something isn't it?
