Re: [DML] HELP - Can't get car running after maintenance!

["sweetp01569" <paul.sweet@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just adding to the description of my issue.  The idle is relatively 
smooth from cold start, until the engine gets up to temperature.  
Then the idle starts to get erratic, going up and down, almost 
stalling like it's trying to catch itself, then revs high for a 
second, then up and down again...

Not sure what is causing this.

Paul


i--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jonathan Minor <malletslinger@xxxx> 
wrote:
> Pop the cap off and make shure none of the metal pins
> that make contack with the rotor are twisted/turned
> slightly.(Sometimes when caps are made, the metal pins
> slip before they are secure in the plastic that makes
> the cap.) Also, it is possible that one or more of
> your new wires are faulty. Does some one on this list
> know how to check for that?
> Hope this helps.
> 
> --- sweetp01569 <paul.sweet@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Hello everyone,
> > 
> > I just finished changing my water pump, hoses,
> > Valley of Death clean-
> > up, spark plugs, res, cap, rotor.  When I tried to
> > start the car 
> > this morning, it turned over, started briefly for a
> > couple of 
> > seconds, revved to around 1100 rpms, then quickly
> > died!  On another 
> > attempt, I tried playing with the gas pedal to keep
> > it running when 
> > it started.  I managed a few more seconds, but
> > nothing steady.  As 
> > soon as my foot releases the pedal, it dies.
> > 
> > I believed I was very thorough with the spark plug
> > and cap wire 
> > order, fuel line assembly, etc.  Could I have
> > knocked some idle 
> > adjustment out of whack when I removed the throttle
> > cable spool?  
> > Where should I start to get the car running again? 
> > 
> > Before I did this work, the car purred like a
> > kitten, but wanted to 
> > change plugs, wires, and water pump for preventative
> > maintenance.  I 
> > didn't know how old the plugs and wires were.
> > 
> > Any advice would be appreciated.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Paul
> > Vin 10944






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