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- Tue May 26, 2020 9:15 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: starting issues
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Re: starting issues
i finally got around to checking for vacuum leaks and you nailed it, there are leaks at the injectors. so that will the next issue addressed. i should be good at working on this as i have taken it apart so many times for various reasons, but i still hate doing it.but i already paid an "expert&q...
- Fri May 22, 2020 11:05 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: starting issues
- Replies: 6
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Re: starting issues
thanks for the information. I will look for a leak tomorrow. when i said that i traced all of the wires in the engine bay, i meant that i checked all for shorts and grounds. none were found I also measured resistances of all of the listed divices. afm, coolant sensor, throttle sensor. and everything...
- Fri May 22, 2020 1:57 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: starting issues
- Replies: 6
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Re: starting issues
additional info: no hose leaking is found. i did not visually inspect the aux air valve , but i did disconnect the hose at the manifold and blow through the aux air valve to make sure it was open.
- Fri May 22, 2020 11:33 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: starting issues
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starting issues
my 78 530 was my daily driver for many years.. when gas hit $4 , i put it aside for a couple of years. i have been trying to get it running for the last 4 years at least. recently i discovered, by accident , that if i left the coolant temp sensor unconnected, the car would start. it would idle very ...