Re: 88 505 N9TE continuing saga
From: Bill Doyle (bdoyle1492@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon 18 Mar 2002 - 08:27:42 EST
I agree. Yes, the relays were whacked, the injector harness was probably
okay, but it sure does yield seemingly illogical numbers when checked.
There was a clip missing from an injector.
One thing I am finding are missing bolts and nuts that various
tinkerers have left off. Particularly on the intake and where the
intercooler is connected. I also fixed the little rubber mount on the
intake pipe.
When the guy put on the distributor (I am not making this up), he
left off the big c-shaped washer that holds down the distributor.
Luckily, I found it the next day when I jacked the car up and it fell
down on the ground. (He thought a couple of regular washers instead,
would suffice).
Car companies do not put parts on a car that are not necessary,
Particularly in the engine bay.
I need to get another cat. Is there a preferred brand or source?
My throttle linkage needs attention, for it has slack and I think
there is even a wire tie at one place, where an adjusting nut is
supposed to be.
I also need another AFM, because above a certain speed, like around
55, I think I feel it whacking out.
-Bill D.
Joe Grubbs wrote:
Excellent...
It would appear that your car was suffering from many things--the bad
ignition components and HT lead connection... but wasn't the
injection relay also a little wack, in addition to the injector
harness...
You know, this just exemplifies the fact that there can be faults on
your car that you would probably never notice otherwise. Now Bill's
N9TE will likely be able to reach its full potential, it might not
have otherwise.
There is usually never a simple fix to any problem--these cars are so
durable that one little mistake will not show up immediately.
Eventually it will however, by causing several failures. And
unfortunately, these cars are the victims of "little mistakes" all
the time--way more often than most of you might want to believe...
-Joe G.
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