I used to live on ATL hwy across the street and down the road a little from dollar general, I had a red FB in the driveway, I just moved in october, BTW PA sucks, the snowiest Feb on record, 38.5 in since the 5th, 60in for the season, figures this would happen when I move up!

 

When the hell are you moving back anyways? lol

 

I live right down the road from the dollar general lol, Warren rd if you know were that is, its near that coastal gas station lol, right next to parks rd! Cool to meet someone that lived so close lol.

 

Lolz at equipped for life

 

and add all that wiring jizz jazz

 

Alright, so you have an 88 GXL. I can check your compression, spark, fuel pressure, etc. with you and teach you how to do it. Has the car driven recently? Does it run? What do you know about possible problesm? When did you last change your plugs, fuel filter, etc?

 

Yeah its an 88 GXL with a 80k reman engine in it. The car runs and drives, but only operates at like 1/5 the power. Never changed anything in it, I havent owned it for too long. Possible problems could be, fuel pump, blown motor, injectors, plugs, wires, fuel filter and thats pretty much it. When I say the car runs, I mean it can barely make it up a hill from a stand still.

 

Push the pedal on the right down further. Just kidding

The cat may also be clogged.

-billy

 

5-spd or auto? Does the car rev in neutral pretty freely?

 

Its a 5spd, it revs pretty freely, but not really normal. Here it is after something broke, I did a video of it ideling and reving.

http://www.youtube.com/user/SunkenKa.../0/WeCvWDMd6UY

 

x2 on the clogged cat!

 

x3 clogged cat

 

he told me his cat was gutted.

 

Haha, its a gutted cat . sorry I forgot to mention that lol.

 

hmm fuel filter?

its almost like 180d timing

 

Check compression. Could be a fuel delivery (injector, fuel filter etc) or timing problem. Also check your 6 port actuators - they like to get carbon built up and not function properly!

 

I don't think the 5th and 6th ports being blocked would make it rev like that. If they were clogged/ stuck closed, they would slightly hinder power over 3800 RPM's. I've driven my FC with them both wired open and stuck closed and while the difference is noticeable, it's not nearly enough to make his car rev that poorly.

I really don't have any suggestions, I'll be safe and say it's not getting enough gas/ air. I haven't had too many problems with my FC to know what triggers what (knock on wood), maybe Collin can pop in and help, it seems like all of his FC's have done at least one thing to really **** him off and make him go over everything

 

Just get an FB and problem solved

 

i got an SA, and i got 99 problems and a female aint one.

 

I'd rather have 99 SA problems than 1 female problem.

I agree with Roland SK, upgrading that FC to an FB would be the best choice, but since you just bought it let's see if we can at least diagnose it and get it running before you trade it in.

I don't know much about fuel injection but you can probably tell alot by pulling the plugs and inspecting them. If a Nikki is misbehaving she will squirt gas everywhere but where you want it, which pretty much tells you what's wrong. Look for gas-soaked plugs or ones that look like they haven't fired in the last few weeks.

And while you've got the plugs out check the spark on each one by hooking it to the wire, grounding out the plug and turning the engine over. Should be nice even blue spark on all four.

 

Been there, done that! And look what I've been enjoying driving the most lately, a freakin FWD, 4 door Nissan.

FB's mess you up man, stay away! Just kidding old guys

 

I think it's those college courses that messed you up Brett. All those liberal college professors are destroying America's youth.

 

Brett, you're confussing the zen like feeling of driving an FB with being messed up. I know it may seem a little strange at first, but the thrill you got driving the FB is how Kenichi Yamamoto intended it to be. It's like that first kiss. It's a little disconcerting at first, but it just gets better and better.

 

Mike, before you respond to this count to ten, 1, 2, 3,...

 

What, "those that can, do"?