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Old 07-30-13, 12:25 PM
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88 GTU Starts, Smokes, Won't Idle, Flood-stalls

Hey all, I would appreciate your thoughts-

'88 GTU N/A, full Racing Beat exhaust with headers: Major flooding issues(I've had a lot of flooding issues with this in the past).

I have to disconnect the fuel injection while cranking until it starts. Once started I have to keep it at least at 2k rpm. Attempts to let idle end in stall. It smokes for about 5 mins upon start, then the smoke mostly clears up. After 5mins of running, a warning beep comes on. I looked in the manual to identify this beeping but couldn't figure it out - there is no pattern, just "beep...beep...beep...beep...etc., without stop.

The battery, plugs and wires are fairly new and I replaced the secondary injectors with ones i bought on the forum because one had a crack in it.

Might the headers be the problem or would the ecu adjust for that?
Does it sound like seals might be shot in the engine?
Old 07-30-13, 05:17 PM
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is your oil or coolant low?

i think the beeps should only happen if your car is running hot, oil/coolant low, redline, and possibly engine accessory problems like power steering
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Compression #s?
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what color is the smoke?

the beeps are from the power steering computer, it won't affect drivability but it will annoy the **** out of you.
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