why???
12-28-02, 06:33 PM
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why???
I finally got my engine running!!!
after trying everything, and still not getting a spark, I tried to start the engine with the AFM unplugged. it started right up, and actually ran untill i tried reconnecting the AFM? WTF??
isn't the car supposed to die after like 2 seconds with no airflow meter attached?
so then i changed the AFM, and it ran perfect, except the timing is screwed up. why would a bad AFM cause no spark?
also, my radio started working when I changed the AFM? is this normal?
after trying everything, and still not getting a spark, I tried to start the engine with the AFM unplugged. it started right up, and actually ran untill i tried reconnecting the AFM? WTF??
isn't the car supposed to die after like 2 seconds with no airflow meter attached?
so then i changed the AFM, and it ran perfect, except the timing is screwed up. why would a bad AFM cause no spark?
also, my radio started working when I changed the AFM? is this normal?
12-28-02, 11:09 PM
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yes im sure. I did the spark test, and there was no spark (with all 4 plugs in). unless no fuel can cause no spark? also, why would this make the radio not work?
12-29-02, 01:42 AM
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Originally posted by Bigretardhead
yes im sure. I did the spark test, and there was no spark (with all 4 plugs in). unless no fuel can cause no spark? also, why would this make the radio not work?
yes im sure. I did the spark test, and there was no spark (with all 4 plugs in). unless no fuel can cause no spark? also, why would this make the radio not work?
12-29-02, 10:31 AM
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Afm's don't cause spark/not cause spark. The afm would have cut the fuel pump circuit if the plug was off. If you were using a timing lite to see spark, its possible that the flooding was so severe that they would not spark.
Something I found out last week. I can pull the fuel pump plug off on my wife's 86 with the car running, and I can keep the engine running for several minutes. Never woulda thought that could happen.
Bottom line....your car was severely flooded.
http://www.teamfc3s.org/info/articles/demystifying.html
Something I found out last week. I can pull the fuel pump plug off on my wife's 86 with the car running, and I can keep the engine running for several minutes. Never woulda thought that could happen.
Bottom line....your car was severely flooded.
http://www.teamfc3s.org/info/articles/demystifying.html
Last edited by HAILERS; 12-29-02 at 10:34 AM.