hoov100

put on a new cap[ and rotor and jamed the AFM gate open a little and now it runs! still stumbles a little and is still richer then hell. but it actually runs!!!

jfairladyz

Whats it idling at when you dont have a hose disconnected? Try raising your idle speed. If your idle speed is too low it will throw off your TPS as well. Disconnecting a vacuum hose will allow the engine to take in the air it needs to idle.

hoov100

with hose off, it idle at 1200, with all hoses on 2-500 (bounces back between the two)

jfairladyz

yeah I'd try just raising your idle speed. Engine sounds like it's suffocating and then when you pull the hose it's getting that little air it needs to idle. Does it do this all the time or only when its not warmed up? If it's only when it's not warmed up then I'd say your air regulator is bad. If it does this all the time then I'd try raising your idle speed

hoov100

yea, always, ill try raising my idle when i get home, if that doesnt work, then i will go ahead and change out my filter, then im thinking leaf blower mod.

jfairladyz

Yeah I suppose leaning out the mixture screw could be a fix too. I'd try the idle speed first though.

hoov100

the mixture screw is the one on the AFM right?

jfairladyz

yup, thats the one.

hoov100

just got to the car, the screw is in all the way.

jfairladyz

If you're talking about the mixture screw then that means its adjusted to all the way rich. Try backing it out and see what happens. That will lean out the mixture a bit.

hoov100

i tried the idle screw with no avail. im going to lean it out half way.

hoov100

leaned it out all the way and is still running extremely rich.

jfairladyz

Did you try raising the idle speed?

hoov100

yep, got it to run, now i can rev it, still sputtiering and sounds like its miss firing, but im going to advance the dizzy to help with it, i got a set of accel 8MM prostock wires, but im thinking of taking them back and getting regular ones.

jfairladyz

Are you firing on all 6? Fuel and spark.

hoov100

fuel yes, i dont know about spark, will try tomorow, i still have to change out the plugs to, may also be removing the TB water thing.

jfairladyz

I mean fuel on all 6? One bad injector connector and you're running like crap.

hoov100

it should beg etting fuel, i jusr eplaced all 6 injectors and all 6 connectors.

jfairladyz

cool, just checking. missing a cylinder is enough to get her running below par but not enough to stop it from starting and running.

hoov100

ive experienced dead cylinders and this isnt a dead cyl. i think im going to check out plugs, then maybe a coil.