89 idle and rev problems

[R32wanabee]

car idles at 500, and wont rev past 3000, I replaced the pump with the one from my prelude, the filter with a brand new one, and I got that air temp sensor. What else should I check? it only idles for a sec then it dies. It's been sitting about a year.

[IanS]

bad fuel, clogged fuel lines/filter, flush your fuel system and run some fuel system cleaner through it.

[R32wanabee]

fresh filter, fresh pump, I'll check the lines Thanks.

[IanS]

check all your vitals, Fuel, Air, Ignition, compression. what about cel?

[R32wanabee]

cel? Someone told me to disconnect the battery and reset theecu, since I replaced the fuel pump. Is that true?

[IanS]

if your check engine light is on you need to find out what codes it is throwing, do not reset the ecu until you find out what it thinks is wrong.

[R32wanabee]

I didnt see it on, how long should the car stay on before the light will show?

[R32wanabee]

cel is not on, I hear an exhaust leak and see a loose bolt, but thats not my problem. ignition is fine.whould it dothis with a blown head gasket? I'm going to swap the tps and injectors, if it still does it I'm selling the car.

[R32wanabee]

bump for a man trying to drive.

[Veriest1]

Have you checked you MAF connections yet?

[R32wanabee]

no I guess I'll do that right now. I just put the maf in, before I tried to start it the first time.

[hpdrumakk]

before you buy new injectors do this.... pull the distributor out and turn the ignition to the "on" setting.... then turn the distributor by hand and listen for the injectors to fire

and about the tps.... if you disconnect it the car will still run but if you rev it has about a 1 sec bog before the engine winds up.... if the ecu doesnt tell u what it is try running it disconnected before buying a new one

if any of the cylinders are not firing try disconnecting individual spark plugs wires to see how the engine reacts.... this will pinpoint which ones arent firing and you can go from there

just tryin to help! peace

[89 240 SOHC]

check the MAF sensor might be damaged or disconnected....look for loose plugs....also....do you have the stock air box or an aftermarket cold air system if so how is it setup?