Recent content by ltmark

Sounded good! No Luck I ordered the EGR temp switch and low an behold, they refunded the money and said "oops", we actually don't have any. For the last two days, I've done nothing but call every auto supplier out there. A lot of them have them on the site, but no one actually has the...

My EGR temp switch is bad. Rather than closing after the egr heats up, it is closed (or grounded) ALL THE TIME. Thus, I get a code 32. I can't find one any place...even the large Vette Sites? It is simply a small sensor that screws into the EGR valve (beneath the plenum) and then goes to the...

I'm fighting a weak spark after changing coil, module, cap and rotor on my 85' L98. On FSM 6D-27, it gives the diagnostic process for the distributor. At the bottom of the page, it has the two types of coil and pick-up lead color combination's. I have : coil: red lead on the right with...

I had a post a few days ago re: fuel Rails and bad injectors. Took the day replacing an injector and cleaning the Plenum, etc. etc. When through, it ran 94% better, but I decided to replace the coil and Dist. module in an attempt to fix the miss that was still present. Also new wires and...

Follow-Up. * As a reminder, I did a fuel gauge check before I removed the fuel rails. It held at 34 lbs. and did not fall...indicating that there was no leaking injector or other pressure problem. However, I started thinking that (per the preceding comment) there should have been a fall in...

I've written two threads recently about replacing some injectors! I'm going to be putting it all back together tomorrow morning. What is the best way to get the injectors with the "o" rings seated without screwing up the "O" rings? From what I've read, I'll be seating them in the rails and...

OK...Pulled the fuel rail off an then removed all the injectors. I fashioned a rig usinf cables (for power) and my air compressor with a 2 foot section of hosing. I hooked one end of the hose to the top of the injector and then filled the hose with cleaner. Then I attached the other end of...

OK...I bought the fuel gage and every reading according to FSM was good. It attained 36 PSI when the switch was "on" and held it with no drop, so I doubt one or more injectors are leaking. When it would start, it held a constant 38, even though it sounded like it was going to blow up. The...

My 85' has been sitting for a year. It has 114,000 orig miles and was running well before we parked it in the garage. I'm ready to register it again (will need Ca. smog! &%^$%..s.it!) Anyway, it runs (when it will start) as if it's completely out of time, smells rich, backfires, etc, etc...

Re: my 85' coupe. It has been off the road for 3 years while my wife whooped breast cancer. I just recently started going through it to fix some problems, including rough idle and overheating that my wife was experiencing just before we took it off the road. I've now have the plenum and TPI...

I'm pulling my hair out. I have an 85 and I didn't think I could run software on an 85 via the OBD1? I thought it had to be an 89 or newer? Also, back to the IAC! I have the housing for the IAC removed, waiting for a gasket. With the A/B jumper in OR out, (with the key in the on position) I...

I'm fighting a rough idle on my 85'. I have the manual and have gone through just about everything! I just removed the TPI and the lower cover (the one that holds the IAC valve) The IAC pintle was at the stated beginning distance, 1 1/8 inch. When I install the IAC in the housing (all of it...

I was a member several years ago but have not posted for a while. To make a REAL long story short, I have a 85 coupe. A few years ago, I accidentally hooked up my charger backwards while the radio was turned on and cooked a wired "somewhere". It took a long time for me to re-wire the...