Not to sound like a broken record but that makes at least 3 for fuel
pressure........change the filter first.
Mike
On Jun 4, 2012 10:21 AM, "Russ Williams" <rawil...@eatel.net> wrote:
> Loren
> I sent your message to the Owner of AGCO Automotive he replied back with
> this.
> Have them verify fuel pressure and volume. It is NOT enough to have
> pressure. It must have the correct pressure and full volume.
>
> Hope this helps.
> Russ
>
> On 6/3/2012 21:00, Dieselhead wrote:
>
>> A young man who has made quite a favorable impression on me is having car
>> trouble, and is asking for help. Being a Shovey gasser, I don't have
>> any/many ideas, so I thought i'd put it out here and see if y'all have any
>> ideas and suggestions.
>>
>> Begin Quote:
>> Would love any ideas you can give me on the issue I'm having on my
>> car('98 Chevy Camaro 3.8 V6). It is misfiring on acceleration, and fairly
>> badly. The injectors have been replaced, the spark plugs and wires have
>> been replaced, the heads were recently reworked with a valve grind, all new
>> engine gaskets, and the Idle Air Control Valve(IACV) was recently replaced
>> as well. It idles well, but misfires as soon as a load is placed on the
>> engine, any load at all. The less the acceleration, the less the misfire,
>> and vice versa. It is very bad when accelerating in a high gear at low
>> engine rpm. The shop diagnosed misfires on multiple cylinders, and
>> recommended I change the injectors and plugs, which I did, and of course it
>> didn't solve it. I will talk with the shop tomorrow, that's another issue.
>>
>> Ran a compression check today on all cylinders, the numbers were quite
>> good, all in the 180-205 psi range, and the minimum for this engine is 100
>> psi. Suspected the Catalytic Converter of a possible blockage, so I
>> removed the exhaust pipes at the manifolds and test drove, still misfiring
>> as usual.
>>
>> Would love any ideas you have, sir! Thank you.
>> End quote.
>>
>> He is a Navy veteran, so I'd appreciate any ideas to help him. Thanks.
>>
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