Finally get the new pump on, and a new battery. It's running, but doing some very funky things, like absolutely dying and then starting back up when I'm driving, and especially under load.
So I'm thinking, hmm, either fuel injection is cutting out, or spark is going out. So, I reset the computer.
After resetting the computer, it won't start at all without starting fluid. I can crank and crank, and nada. After struggling to get it started with ether, I let it idle for about 30 mins. It seems to idle wonderfully, until I shut the hood, and it dies.
Then again, crank and crank, nothing.
I pulled the throttle body off, cleaned the two injectors, pulled the ecu off, put it back on, and it started for a second, then went back to the same old same old.
Someone suggested a bad ground, but I just put a brand new negative battery cable on (the old one was torn and ratty, and actually 2 cables spliced into one), and used the exact same ground location as the old one. I can feel that there is a good connection.
So, my only other conclusion/stab in the dark is possibly the reset computer is going off of factory specs, which include emissions and egr? If so, why didn't it adjust when I had it idle for 30 mins? And why did it die when the hood slammed?
I'm at my wit's end, and just want to drive my truck again. I'm almost to the point of buying a JDM Import KA24e (which I was going to eventually do anyway), and say screw the z24i. Only thing holding me back is I have another project I'm working on, and would much prefer to work on them one at time instead of both at once this summer. My motorcycle doesn't help me on rainy days!
Note: The EGR is not actually deleted, just capped off. The rest however, is gone. I don't have a block off plate, or I'd toss the EGR valve quick.
