[Shotimes] Leaky FI ~
Jason Hartberger
jhartberger@mail.com
Sun, 28 Aug 2005 15:30:42 -0400
hmm, that sucks. Well, if it makes you feel better, cleaning my IAB
didn't do dick for my stumbling issue either... :(
Paul Nimz wrote:
> But it is only for the first couple of minutes. Once the engine is
> warmed up there is no problem. And I already tried cleaning the IAB.
>
> Paul
>
>
> On 8/28/2005 2:22:19 PM, Jason Hart (jhartberger@mail.com
> <mailto:jhartberger@mail.com>) wrote:
> > it's stumbly at idle? I'd suspect a dirty IAB... cleaning it can do
> > wonders.
> >
> > Jason
> >
> > Paul Nimz wrote:
> >
> > >When I add unmetered air the idle improves. If the car was running
> lean
> > it
> > >would stumble more with the additional air, Or so I suppose. If I
> open
> > the
> > >throttle at all the stumbles go away too. Plus this only happens on a
> > cold
> > >motor. Once the car has been driven and heated up it runs and starts
> > fine.
> > >I'm thinking about adding a heavy dose of toluene.
> > >
> > >Paul
> > >
> > >
> > >On 8/28/2005 1:58:08 PM, Leigh Smith (leighsm@comcast.net
> <mailto:leighsm@comcast.net>) wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>Paul;
> > >>How do you know
> > >>it's
> > running rich?
> > >>Mine also stumbles a few times when about halfway warmed up.
> > >>At half-throttle 2500 -3000 rpm it almost falls flat. I thought it was
> > >>
> > >>
> > >lean.
> > >
> > >
> > >>Goes away in 2 minutes.
> > >>I also thought it might be a leaking or clogged fuel injector.
> > >>Lee
> > >>
> > >>----- Original Message -----
> > >>From: "Paul Nimz" <pnimz@v8sho.com <mailto:pnimz@v8sho.com>>
> > >>To: "`V6 SHOtimes" <SHOtimes@autox.team.net
> <mailto:SHOtimes@autox.team.net>>
> > >>Sent: Sunday, August 28, 200
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Jason Hartberger, AT2(AW) USN
USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71
AIMD/IM-3 CASS