RUNNING RICH/POWER LOSS

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SDS13COUPE
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Car: 89 Pignose

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GREETINGS ALL, I HAVE A PROBLEM SO NOW I CAN'T SLEEP. OKAY HERE'S WHAT WENT DOWN. I HAD DECIDED TO RELOCATE MY IGNITOR CHIP FROM THE ENGINE BAY TO UNDER THE DASH SO I CAN EASILY DISCONNECT IT FOR ANTI-THEFT PURPOSES. SO I CLIP THE CONNECTORS AND I HAD AN EXTRA WIRING HARNESS FROM A COROLLA LAYING AROUND, SO I CUT SOME WIRE'S SO I COULD EXTEND THE CONNECTORS THROUGH THE FIREWALL AND TO THE LOCATION WHERE I MOUNTED THE IGNITOR. SO AFTERWARDS I TRIED TO START AND SHE JUST CRANKED. SO I THOUGHT SOMETHING DIDN'T CONNECT. SO I WAITED AND THEN IT STARTED BUT RAN SLUGGISH. THE CAR SHOOK AND IT SMELLED LIKE IT WAS RUNNING REALLY RICH. SO NOW TIME FOR THE TEST DRIVE. IT SPUTTERED HORRIBLY AND HAD A MAJOR LOSS IN POWER. SO NOW I CAN'T SLEEP AND I REALLY NEED HELP. PLEASE ANY HELP WOULD BE EXTREMELY WELCOME. OH AND SINCE I DON'T HAVE A SAUDER GUN I USED MALE AND FEMALE CONNECTORS.I TAPED EVERYTHING INDIVIDUALLY AND THEN AS A WHOLE. THE ECU WAS ALSO DISCONNECTED THE WHOLE TIME.PLEASE HELP.THANK'S.
Modified by SDS13COUPE at 3:14 PM 10/18/2006


Blown240sx
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Well Im going to guess your problem is your ignitor wiring. I have know idea why you messed with it but I believe the ignitor wires maybe shielded wires which blocks out outside signals. Plus male and female connectors is NOT a good choice.

Suggestwire it back to factory

if you want security put a hidden switch on the Fuel pump power wire.

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SDS13COUPE
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THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA DO FIRST BUT THIS SEEMED BETTER. NO IGNITOR, NO START. IT'S NOT LIKE ANYONE CARRIES A SPARE ONE WITH THEM. A FUEL PUMP SWITCH COULD POSSIBLY BE FOUND OR BYPASSED. BUT I'M GONNA WIRE IT BACK. I JUST DON'T GET IT CUZ I DID ALL THE WIRE'S CORRECTLY. ALSO WOULD THAT CAUSE MY TEMP. TO STAY EXTREMELY COLD, BECAUSE MY TEMP GAUGE WOULDN'T EVEN GET TO NORMAL OPER. TEMP. EVEN AFTER TEN MINUTES AT IDLE AND A SPIN AROUND THE BLOCK? THANKS FOR THE ASSIST BLOWN. I APPRECIATE IT.

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SDS13COUPE
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OKAY I WIRED IT ALL BACK TO FACTORY. IT STARTED UP JUST FINE, BUT NOW THE ENGINE SHAKES ALOT, AND THE CAR MAKES A STUMBLING SOUND AROUND THE DOWNPIPE AREA. THE EXHAUST ALSO SOUNDS HORRIBLE NOW. BEFORE IT SOUNDED DEEP. NOW IT SOUNDS LIKE A HONDA. IT STILL DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME POWER AS BEFORE. FEELS LIKE A VACUUM LEAK OR SOMETHING SO AS SOON AS IT COOLS DOWN I'M GONNA CHECK ALL THE LINES AGAIN. I WILL ALSO CHECK FMIC PIPING. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER IDEAS.

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SDS13COUPE
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ANYBODY IT DOESN'T PULL AS HARD AND FEELS LIKE IT'S GOT AN EXHAUST LEAK.


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