Starting / idle problems

[240tst]

Hey guys

I have a 93 240sx hatchback....just finished doing a dual cam s14 ka24de swap... The motor was running in a friends 240 before and I know for sure it had no problems...after everything was finished I went to start the car....it would start then idle at 2/2.5 rpms then go up to about 3.5 rpms and then just turn off....I checked pretty much everything I can think off....

Does any one have any clue what might be wrong...

Is it the idle control valve...

Could be a ground wire somewhere that I missed...

I mean I know the motor was running fine before so it had to me something I did or didn't do...

Please any help will be greatly appreciated....

[Dattebayo]

Wrong forum, but did you remember to hook up the air temp sensor?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Moved to 240 tech.
Does it start right back up after dieing? Will it continue to run if you give it gas?

[240tst]

Once it dies it just dies....it doesn't start back up...and if I give it gas it will rev up but it sounds like it's struggling ....

[S13_RB25]

Did you check the timing??

[240tst]

The timing was fine before the swap and it was not messed with so it shouldn't be a factor....

If I missed a ground wire could that be thE problem?????

Or what about the icv.

[S13_RB25]

I had a similar problem, idling at 2k rpm and would die right after and it turned out to be the timing.

[240tst]

Ok.... So today I tried to fix the idle problem....I did a few things....I got some carb cleaner and sprayed in the throttle body...read somewhere that doing so while caris running can clean the iacv....no difference...moved the distributed cap around a lil figured might adjust the timing somewhat.... Nothing....then I disconnected th tps and tried Adjusting the idle...nothing...something dawned on me and told me to change the ecu.... So I changed it and now the it idles under 1000 rps... But...it idles really hard...the engine is shaking like crazy...and when I give it gas it gags and is really ruf at first but then revs and sounds a lil better....

Im pretty sure it's the timing...can anyone confirm...or does anyone else have any ideas....

Thanks

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Yeah sounds like timing of some sort (ignition or valve).

[liquid_cool]

sounds like your a tooth off on the cams man...definitly check timing