I'm editing this thread, so read the whole think please
ok, i've got an strim on my 90 gt, it was running fine, but 1 of the belts were shredded and i figured might as well change and due a tune up.
now, the car is falling on it's face,
this is what i did,
changed serpentine and s/c belt.
cleaned and oiled k&n filter
changed plugs wires cap and rotor
now, instead of idling smooth, the engine falls on its face, it'll idle fine for a couple seconds after the car is started, but then the idle will start dropping down to almost nothing like the car is going to stall, and then it will all of a sudden come back up and spin and then almost stall and then spin,
the closer it comes to stalling, the faster it spins and then falls on it's face again,
i checked all the plugs and wires and where they are at, #1 is almost at noon on the distributor, i tried pulling the air filter in case i oiled it too much or something and wasn't getting air
i also changed the battery, the battery all of a sudden was dead for no apparent reason, now the car will start and not stall but almost stall, when the battery was dead, and i was jumping it, it would stall.
does anyone have any clue as to what the problem might be, the 5 year old crap had the car running great and now it's crap,
i am 100% sure it's not the maf as i have run the car in default mode and it still does it
the car runs fine for 20 seconds and then the idle starts dropping and then dropping more, etc...
one of the mechanics at my dealership told me it's the plug gap, since i changed it to 35 it's probably having trouble, but i know for a s/c'd car you need the 35 gap
edit
i am thinking there is an underlying problem, and maybe this will shed some more light, today, i loosened the s/c belt as i was going to test that theory, i went to start the car and it cranked once and then died. there was no interior lights, no headlights notching. now, remember, b4 i did the tune up , the car was running fine and starting fine, after tune up, battery was pretty much dead,
so, i get out the jumper cables and hook them up to my other car, right away i have interior light, go to start the car, starts right away. i shut it off, i unhook the cables and the light is still on, i go to start the car, it starts fine, very weird to me, a battery doesn't charge in 5 seconds.
so, maybe this is relative to the other problem that i am having
if n e 1 has some insight please lone it to me
ok, i've got an strim on my 90 gt, it was running fine, but 1 of the belts were shredded and i figured might as well change and due a tune up.
now, the car is falling on it's face,
this is what i did,
changed serpentine and s/c belt.
cleaned and oiled k&n filter
changed plugs wires cap and rotor
now, instead of idling smooth, the engine falls on its face, it'll idle fine for a couple seconds after the car is started, but then the idle will start dropping down to almost nothing like the car is going to stall, and then it will all of a sudden come back up and spin and then almost stall and then spin,
the closer it comes to stalling, the faster it spins and then falls on it's face again,
i checked all the plugs and wires and where they are at, #1 is almost at noon on the distributor, i tried pulling the air filter in case i oiled it too much or something and wasn't getting air
i also changed the battery, the battery all of a sudden was dead for no apparent reason, now the car will start and not stall but almost stall, when the battery was dead, and i was jumping it, it would stall.
does anyone have any clue as to what the problem might be, the 5 year old crap had the car running great and now it's crap,
i am 100% sure it's not the maf as i have run the car in default mode and it still does it
the car runs fine for 20 seconds and then the idle starts dropping and then dropping more, etc...
one of the mechanics at my dealership told me it's the plug gap, since i changed it to 35 it's probably having trouble, but i know for a s/c'd car you need the 35 gap
edit
i am thinking there is an underlying problem, and maybe this will shed some more light, today, i loosened the s/c belt as i was going to test that theory, i went to start the car and it cranked once and then died. there was no interior lights, no headlights notching. now, remember, b4 i did the tune up , the car was running fine and starting fine, after tune up, battery was pretty much dead,
so, i get out the jumper cables and hook them up to my other car, right away i have interior light, go to start the car, starts right away. i shut it off, i unhook the cables and the light is still on, i go to start the car, it starts fine, very weird to me, a battery doesn't charge in 5 seconds.
so, maybe this is relative to the other problem that i am having
if n e 1 has some insight please lone it to me