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I had the no power issue and here is a list of the things I have done. I don't know of one of these that really helped the most but all of them together has helped quite a bit. One of the main ones that I remember was the ignition coil for some reason seemed to help. I have low compression so thats my main problem but it is actually running pretty strong right now.
new fuel filter, new thermostat. as of 02/02/14
Spark plugs and wires, distributor cap and rotor. 02/08/14
New ignition coil. 02/20/14
Rechecked cam timing. 02/22/14
New coolant temperature sensor 03/05/14
New oxygen sensor 03/15/14
New wipers 03/15/14
New front driver side inner and outter wheel bearings 03/19/14
Had all four wheels balanced, drivers side rear rim is bent a little. 03/22/14
New TPs (Throttle Position Sensor), new PCV valve. 03/29/14
New air filter 04/01/14
Did vacuum test, 18 reading, not bad.04/04/14
Did compresssion test, #1=145 #2=120 #3=145 #4=115 04/06/14
Changed oil and filter 04/06/14
Bought a timing light and set the timing. 04/12/14
Flushed the coolant with cascade still rusty. 04/13/14
Bought ignition control module, old one was ticking, turns out that is normal. Also changed out
ignition wire cuz it was wiggly. 04/18/14
Put in new rear wheel bearings. 04/19/14
Swapped out radiator fan switch from thermostat housing I had from previous festiva. Fan works now 04/20/14
Bought a multimeter with rpm kit and adjusted my rpms from 500 to 700 like the manual states, rechecked the
timing after that, all good. 04/26/14
Put two 12 inch tires in front to see if that would gain any mpg. 05/03/14
Tires added 2mpg. Am getting 38mpg now. Added some engine restore on 05/17/14 Last chance.
Advanced timing some before the marks on the pulley. I'm guessing I am at 14 now? Will see if this helps with
mpg? 05/25/14
The engine restorer didn't help. I am now getting 39.5 mpg. I know I can get to 40 by just driving slower. I put in
a new valve cover gasket as the other one was leaking some oil into the spark plugs, plus I wanted to check the torgue of the head bolts and they were fine. Still getting too much blow by in the intake. Bad rings and will see how long the engine will hold up before it blows.
Harvey did front passenger side wheel bearings and new brakes and rotor, charged me $60. 06/23/14
new fuel filter, new thermostat. as of 02/02/14
Spark plugs and wires, distributor cap and rotor. 02/08/14
New ignition coil. 02/20/14
Rechecked cam timing. 02/22/14
New coolant temperature sensor 03/05/14
New oxygen sensor 03/15/14
New wipers 03/15/14
New front driver side inner and outter wheel bearings 03/19/14
Had all four wheels balanced, drivers side rear rim is bent a little. 03/22/14
New TPs (Throttle Position Sensor), new PCV valve. 03/29/14
New air filter 04/01/14
Did vacuum test, 18 reading, not bad.04/04/14
Did compresssion test, #1=145 #2=120 #3=145 #4=115 04/06/14
Changed oil and filter 04/06/14
Bought a timing light and set the timing. 04/12/14
Flushed the coolant with cascade still rusty. 04/13/14
Bought ignition control module, old one was ticking, turns out that is normal. Also changed out
ignition wire cuz it was wiggly. 04/18/14
Put in new rear wheel bearings. 04/19/14
Swapped out radiator fan switch from thermostat housing I had from previous festiva. Fan works now 04/20/14
Bought a multimeter with rpm kit and adjusted my rpms from 500 to 700 like the manual states, rechecked the
timing after that, all good. 04/26/14
Put two 12 inch tires in front to see if that would gain any mpg. 05/03/14
Tires added 2mpg. Am getting 38mpg now. Added some engine restore on 05/17/14 Last chance.
Advanced timing some before the marks on the pulley. I'm guessing I am at 14 now? Will see if this helps with
mpg? 05/25/14
The engine restorer didn't help. I am now getting 39.5 mpg. I know I can get to 40 by just driving slower. I put in
a new valve cover gasket as the other one was leaking some oil into the spark plugs, plus I wanted to check the torgue of the head bolts and they were fine. Still getting too much blow by in the intake. Bad rings and will see how long the engine will hold up before it blows.
Harvey did front passenger side wheel bearings and new brakes and rotor, charged me $60. 06/23/14
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