B6 Swap Bogging down.

[scitzz]

BoooYAH!

Found a wire that got pulled out of the injector harness a teeny tiny bit, and the old girl fired right up, and is responding to throttle like the no exhaust champeen she is!

Mo mo MO POWAH!

Yep, so far, it seems the head gasket fouling out the plugs was the problem after all!

[scitzz]

Alright, been on a test drive. She had a stutter, but YEAH! She runs!

Edit:

I spoke to dang soon. She warmed up, and started stuttering pretty bad, and now won;t start. I have a smal radiator leak blowing steam in, so I hit the dizzy with some PB blaster, and am going to try again in a bit.

The exhaust I had uses to bypass the cat pulled back cuz of no clamp. Going to pull that back on and clamp it too. Running to the stock exhaust.

[nitrofarm]

Ok-sounds like your making progress anyway. I didnt know a B6 rotor can only go on one way.

[GenevaDirt]

Alright, been on a test drive. She had a stutter, but YEAH! She runs!

Edit:

I spoke to dang soon. She warmed up, and started stuttering pretty bad, and now won;t start. I have a smal radiator leak blowing steam in, so I hit the dizzy with some PB blaster, and am going to try again in a bit.

The exhaust I had uses to bypass the cat pulled back cuz of no clamp. Going to pull that back on and clamp it too. Running to the stock exhaust.

Man...no PB blaster....wd-40 or wire dry....PB is a different formulation.

The rotor can go on 3 different ways but only works in one and the dizzy can only go in one way....they made it easy like that....lol

[scitzz]

I have used PB bunches of times with success on Dizzies. No go this time:BUT!

It is still a friggle fraggin garf snarfling FUEL PROBLEM!

What in the world?

I got irritated, poured some gas into the air intake, and she fired right up, and sounded GREAT...for about 5 seconds.

New fuel pump, regulator, all wires hooked up, GAAAK!

[skeeters_keeper]

can you just check for voltage at the injectors using your multi-meter set to "peak hold"? Also, are you using B6 injectors or B3? and do they operate with a 9v battery (I think I read somewhere that you did that). Resistance within tolerance?

Definitely sound like an injection issue...

[scitzz]

Man...no PB blaster....wd-40 or wire dry....PB is a different formulation.

The rotor can go on 3 different ways but only works in one and the dizzy can only go in one way....they made it easy like that....lol

Huh. I have always had it TDC so never noticed. I seem to recall getting the dizzy on 180 out a dozen or so years ago. Maybe I was working on a different car, my memory is horrible.

[scitzz]

can you just check for voltage at the injectors using your multi-meter set to "peak hold"? Also, are you using B6 injectors or B3? and do they operate with a 9v battery (I think I read somewhere that you did that). Resistance within tolerance?

Definitely sound like an injection issue...

B6 Injectors. I cleaned them of gunk by attaching a hypodermic needle tube to the injector, and sealing it with O-rings, then stuck the hose on a can of carb cleaner through the small end. Pressurize by holding the button down, and power with a nine volt until they blow clean and clear. You can measure flow with a camera, a stop watch, and a test tube.

I don't have that option on my wally world multimeter

Resistance in tolerance, or at least it was, IIRC, 11-18 ohms? Perhaps I should check again. That was before the problems.

[scitzz]

My mechanic buddy was gloating, just like you, about lifetime warranted 'black chrome' Stanleys but 4 years later he's given up on all of them. Ratchets have all stripped many more times than once and he doesn't trust any of them anymore. I too have an entire kit (for $120!) of Stanleys but leave them in the trunk strictly for road side use. The old adage 'you get what you pay for' usually holds true.

I can use stanleys and decent harbor freight tools for sockets, but save my money for craftsman or better when it comes to wrenches and ratchets. Especially ratchets.

[FestYboy]

Paul, find some EZ-Red ratchet wrenches and used snap-on regular wrenches... best you can get.

[scitzz]

I remember searching for those ezreds, I need to do that again.

I have craftsman stuff at home and my JY/car/go everywhere toolbox has a wild assortment of stuff. I use gearwrench so far. Had them for almost two years of hard use. The 12mm is starting to act funky once in a while.

Just woke up early, had a dream about my car. Could the IAC be leaking coolant into my intake and cause ignition problems?

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[scitzz]

OK. To sum up.

I have had two different fuel pumps, the first one worked fine for my B3, this one seems to push really well also.

Cut a bit off a fuel pressure regulator that was known good on a B3 so it would fit easily on the B6.

Replaced the head gasket.

The plugs get oil on them pretty quick, I should have done the valve stem seals when I had the head out.

Starts and runs if I pour gas into the intake.

Got a set of noid lights, the injectors are getting signal.

After doing the head, she started and ran GREAT for about ten minutes, started sputtering, and soon died.

I bypassed the IAC, no go.

Fuel pumps when the ignition is rolling.

I am about to go out, and pull the injectors, give them another cleaning, see if that does anything.

My hair is turning gray.

Any thoughts?

[DriverOne]

Yeah. Check and see if you can blow out your fuel lines. If you've got anything there, the pressure could cause the car to stall.

[scitzz]

It is good to the rail but i could try the rail while the injectors are out.

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[FestYboy]

dumb question: are you sure you have the pressure line to the proper side of the rail?