ka24e whats ur opinion

[s13ofdoom]

hey i got my 240 ka24e for a good price 600 bucks the motors tired but it drives.(i spent 600 more to smog i hahah) well my question for u experienced guys is my car gives off fumes, not very strong but works has a little pep ? u think i should do a head rebuild full rebuild or just run this little motor till it dies and swap something in with some more power?fyi look at my home page my cars funny!!! getto to the max!!:ylsuper

[deviousKA]

does it smoke a little out the tail pipe, like black smoke, not blue or white? does it seem to run rich? like bad gas mileage, flooding, etc...?

most of the time on a ka24e that is because the cold warm up for startup is not shutting off. commonly fixed by cleaning all of your electric connections to the engine ( i used acid, then neutralize with baking soda and water)

if your connections look corroded, and not clean metal, probably your problem.

it would be really hard to pass smog in this condition but it would seem to run "ok"

[bham240sx1]

I have one similar. Cranks and runs but is very rich.Motor is complete rebuild. Everything has been checked.I finally gave up and took it in to a reputable garage.The computer shows no faults or problem codes. They are doing individual component test now. I'll let you know what they find, if anything.

[s13ofdoom]

yes it does let some smoke out and yes get back to me and ur results. also what do u mean by electrical connection to motor?? should i look from battery and where that connnects?

[bham240sx1]

Turns out it was electrical on my ka24e.Had a few bad wires in the wiring harness. Wires were old and brittle. After they were replaced, everything is great.

[s13conv]

We probably don't want to know what that bill was. ;-)

[s13ofdoom]

haha now its overheating hahahaahhaah!! i'll get all the info on what its doin maybe u guys can help me quess whats wrong i have it up this week!!