ludeowner

Hi guys,

I just got done changing my spark plugs using the how-to on the scuderiaciriani site. When I first started the car up after finishing, I had a weird idle. The TACH needle jumps between 2500-3000 RPMs. It wasn't the cold start because I pressed down the clutch and put it in gear and it still had the funky idle.

I followed the instructions on the ciriani site so I didn't undo anything I was not supposed to (unlike my tranny oil change). So does anyone have any ideas?

-plugs not in the hole far enough?
-undone air hose somewhere?
-something to do with the TB flappers?

I dont know if I may have kinked the harness that went into the side of the TB. Or maybe it had something to do with how I removed the TB cable. I guess this is a sign or something from the rotary god. Maybe I shouldn't be doing my own work.

EDIT: also FWIW, the car is a lot louder. And in nuetral I can make my HKS SSBOV go off loudly at 0-5 PSI. It sound like the secondary runners are open or something.

ludeowner

I just took some pics and I took of the elbow and TB again.

In the first pic I can hear air hissing whenever I manually flip the secondary flappers. The air sounds like its coming from the yellow thing (check valve?) but it's hard to tell.

The secondary flappers I'm talking about are the ones in the second pic. Are the flappers in the second pic supposed to be like that or are the supposed to be shut?

ludeowner

Well everybody, we can all relax now...I found the source of my erratic idle.

I went over the steps again and when I took off the elbow and TB I saw that one of the hoses leading to the oil filler had come undone while I was reassembling it.

So anyways, thanks to all those people that contributed to helping me find the source of my problems. I could not have done it with you...err I mean without you.