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Re: Nasty Idle Question
hehe...once I got the internal socket toy, I discovered replacing those
puppies isn't that tough. Although I found a small pipe wrench will grab them
enough that you don't need to grind/drill the stripped ones.
Cheers,
Colin
On 17-Oct-01 Julie Macfarlane wrote:
> My axles cost me $78 US. I did one in 1.5 hours. Hey with that silly box
> thingy for the cv joints, a grinder (for the stripped ones) and a fresh set
> of acryllic nails anything can be done.
>
> Colin, I am not suggesting you get a set of nails though....
>
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>>From: Colin <cwass99@home.com>
>>To: Robert piwonka <tpiwonka@TTACS.TTU.EDU>
>>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>>Subject: Re: Nasty Idle Question
>>Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 21:09:33 -0400 (EDT)
>>
>>Hi,
>> Yeah, they were replaced along with the seats when I did the head
>>about 3
>>months back. There's a post from a little later and different thread that
>>looks really promising (aux air regulator and hose) as well as the comments
>>about the control pressure (warm up) regulator.
>> Thanks to everyone who responded :) I'll let you know which
>>(if any) of the suggested fixes did it after the week-end. I won't fiddle
>>with
>>that until after I've finished replacing the drive axles. One is going
>>away
>>because it's cheap and less time consuming to replace the whole axle rather
>>than do just the boots (for some reason the left outer just eats the damn
>>things). The other is part of "lessons learned" while trying to do the
>>ball
>>joint on the right hand side. Over extended the inner cv. The only good
>>news
>>is the replacements cost less than $90 Cdn (which is what, about $8 USD? :)
>>each.
>> I'll say it again...I'm new here, but I love it already :)
>>
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Colin
>>
>>
>>On 16-Oct-01 Robert piwonka wrote:
>> > Have you replacced the injector o-rings? it has been my theory that if
>>your
>> > injector o-rings are bad you will have more cold start problems because
>>the
>> > rings are all brittle and don't seal creating a vacum leak when cold,
>>but
>> > after thet get warm they seal and then your idle is better.
>> >
>> > something to consider.
>> >
>> > Robert Piwonka
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Colin" <cwass99@home.com>
>> > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>> > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 8:22 PM
>> > Subject: Nasty Idle Question
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >> I'm quite new to this list, but I searched the archive using every
>> >> combination of words that seemed to fit and had no good hits.
>> >> First the car:
>> >>
>> >> 87 8v just over 200k
>> >> head completely rebuilt, polished and decked
>> >> stock cam
>> >> 4 into 1 header (Pacesetter)
>> >> 2" piping all the way back, through a high-flow cat and Dynomax muffler
>> >> K&N Filter
>> >> expanded inlet (no swiss cheese, though)
>> >> stock throttlebody
>> >> less than 5k on the valve timing belt
>> >> air conditioner
>> >> timing about 8 degrees BTDC
>> >>
>> >> The problem:
>> >>
>> >> When it first starts on a relatively warm day, it idles like a 20
>> > year old
>> >> Ford. After it warms up for a few minutes, it smooths out and is good.
>> > On
>> >> cooler days (like we've been seeing up here recently) it starts not
>>bad,
>> > but
>> >> the idle goes lousy again after a couple minutes until the engine gets
>>up
>> >> towards normal operating temperature. Yes I put the O2 sensor in, and
>> > it's
>> >> fairly new. Can't find any intermittent vacuum leaks and the header
>>and
>> >> manifold are snug with good gaskets.
>> >>
>> >> My question is...is the lousy idle when cold something I have to
>>live
>> >> with, or can I smooth it out, even a little? I expected it to roughen
>>out
>> > a
>> >> bit with the head and exhaust, but it's really severe. The idle bobs
>> > between
>> >> less than 100 and about 500 (it could be worse, I've got the warm,
>>smooth
>> > idle
>> >> at 1100). I think it should be something I can resolve, but I'm out of
>> > ideas
>> >> on what to poke at next. Maybe the fuel pump? I replaced the filter
>> > about 2
>> >> months ago and that didn't help.
>> >>
>> >> There's more about the car (you don't want to know how much I hate
>> >> balljoints...) including suspension and such, but that doesn't really
>> > apply to
>> >> the question at hand. Thanks for any responses.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers,
>> >> Colin
>> >>
>> >>
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