Cameljoe

I recently put in a streetported 13BT from Atkins Rotary. I would get an occasional "flutter". I noticed it mostly happens during acceleration and when I my boost guage reads 0 psi. Also the engine would stall after being driven for awhile. Drive on the highway for a bit, exit and the first time you the car in neutral the engine will die. At first I was using the cruise control cable holding the throttle open a little so the car can idle. I had it around 1500 rpms. The I decided maybe the I should have adjusted the TPS and maybe thats was the cause of my "flutter" I adjusted the TPS after having to lossen the nut on the cruise control cable to the point where it wasn't holding the throttle open. I adjusted it by ohm it to 1.05 Kohm. When I started the car, engine started fine but it would just die out if I didn't have my foot on the pedal. I then jumped the connector as per the manual and turn the screw on the BAC 2 turns counter-clockwise. Engine still wont idle. It would hover around 1200 for about a sec. or 2 and just die. I repeated the procedure again. So now the screw on the BAC is 4 turns counter-clockwise from its original position, same result. Today I took the BAC off and cleaned the carbon inside maybe that was the problem but the same result as before. Engine won't idle cold/hot. Anyone got any clues? Thanks. BTW the engine has 150 miles on it.

trainwreck517

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You check fast idle cam, and idle screw? Maybe yu have idle set to low.

Cameljoe

I'll check the fast idle cam when the rain lets up a bit. I'll report back later.

Ryde _Or_Die

Hm, you sure the compression is high enough yet?

bkapold@aol.com

Thats probably the problem. You may need someone to keep the car idling as you adjust

Cameljoe

I've been using a cheater bar I have. I'll rest one end on the pedal and wedge the other between the seat and the e-brake. I've read posts that most people say that they got their rebuild to idle after a couple of hours idling time. The engine has seen about 3-4 hours idling time before I actually drove it. I had the cruise control cable tight enough to hold the rpms at about 1500. Problem is that I would get this "flutter" occasionally during acceleration. I checked the TPS and it was at 1.8 Kohms. If I turned the screw (the one to adjust the TPS) I could get it to about 1.3 Kohms. I had to loosen the cable to get it to 1 Kohm. I have it set to 1.05 Kohm now. If driving it is the only way it can build compression how do you get it so the engine wont shut off when you come to a stop or put it in neutral?? The engine has 150 miles it should be able to keep some kind of idle dont you think?