I just got done putting headers, exhaust, PR sleeves, TB mod, removing actuators, air pump. I start it up, idles PERFECTLY at 750... like, sounds great. Well, when i re-routed my coolent lines one of the plugs i used didn't hold and it blew coolant all over the engine. Now, it's hard to start, and won't idle unless you keep your foot on the gas. It also seems like it floods alot.

I can usually get it to start by moving the small cam on the front of the throttle body just above the cam that has the adjustment screw on it. Also, right there at the rats nest there are two plugs, one of them is continuously clicking....


I can think of a few things that happened here,
A: the coolent destroyed my tps and i need a new one... *i've got a spare i could try, not sure what condition it is in* ... that's about the only thing i can think of.... any other suggestions?

-Mike

 

"Once you have found the parts, you begin playing a simple game. The game is to try to get only one socket (a/b) to be "active", with the other one dead. If you turn the screw and listen for clicks, you can also tell when you've passed a threshold."

From http://www.johnr.com/tps.html

But... what exactly is that clicking noise? and is the idle issue really related to the TPS?

 

bump?

 

The clicking noise will be one of the solenoids turning on and off. The TPS affects when some of these operate (you can here them clicking as you adjust the TPS), so your water-logged TPS may be causing the solenoids to "chatter". Or the coolant could've splashed onto one of the solenoids themselves, which could have the same effect. Try swapping the TPS. Also try pulling the plugs off the solenoids one by one to find the one clicking.