[Shotimes] cylinder test

Chris Locker blindguy10@cox.net
Mon, 29 Aug 2005 09:08:59 -0500


The "goose" test is where you floor the pedal just for a second during part 
of the test.  This tests the knock sensor to see if it is returning a 
signal.  At the end of the KOER test, any new codes along with the stored 
codes will be displayed twice.  After the last code is displayed, just touch 
and release the throttle slightly and the cylinder balance test should 
kick-in.  You will see the rpm's jump up to 2000 and hold there, then after 
a short time, each cylinder's injector will be cut out, then cut back in one 
at a time.  You should be able to see and feel the missing cylinder when it 
cuts the injector out.  The cylinder balance test can only be run one time 
for each KOER test sequence.  If you need to run the cylinder balance test 
again, the whole KOER test must be restarted.

Chris Locker
Red '98

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Heese" <shotimes@jonheese.com>
To: "shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] cylinder test


>I think Mike may be thinking about the "warm-up" part of the test. IIRC, my 
>tester instructs me to warm up the engine by holding it at or above 2k RPM 
>for 2 minutes before some certain part of the test.  By contrast, I do 
>remember a WOT requirement during a few-second interval between sections of 
>the test, but I don't remember a cylinder *balance* test on my EEC-IV 
>tester.  The closest thing I remember was a cylinder number test, i.e. 4 
>flashes tells you you've got a 4-banger, 6 flashes for the 6-cylinder, 8 
>for a V8.
>
> Regards,
> Jon Heese