93GreenLX said:Was it Now?
2.3Lxhatch311 said:Well, 're-born'. It's had platinums since it was first cranked after rebuild. But putting them back in had no effect. Is it possible that my fuel filter could be clogged? Black smoke puffs from the exhaust pipe, but just barely. Is black smoke lean, or rich? I though rich was white, and lean was black...
yeah, I unplugged it. there is something wrong there. The timing mark on the balancer pulley has to be pointing straight up for it to run even close to properly...Stinger said:If it runs like ass at the proper base timing setting, you didn't unplug the spout connector before setting the timing.
HyYoSilver said:Black smoke means it's running rich, blue is oil smoke, white is usually because of a coolant leak.
If you've disabled the EGR, that's why the 31 code is in memory; shouldn't cause the sputtering.....
A bad O2 wouldn't cause the sputtering either; just make it run rich.
To check the TPS: There are three wires going to it. One is ground, one is a 5v reference, the third is the signal wire. Use a straight pin to probe the wires at the connector. First probe with the key off for the ground; with one probe on the wire, and the other on a part of the engine, the meter will read near 0 ohms resistance.
When you find the ground wire, then search for the 5v reference by probing the remaining two with the key on, engine off (positive probe to wire, negative probe to an engine ground.
The remaining wire will be the signal wire, and should read about .8v-1v with the key on and throttle closed. When advancing the throttle, the voltage reading should go up to about 4v, in a smooth manner.
Hope this helps.
Let us know what you find out.
HyYoSilver said:Thanks, she is cute and a Ford gal LOL.
I just re-read your posting, and see that you get a code 63, TPS voltage too low. I'll just bet it's dead. Good luck.
realtripp said:A fuel filter is one of the easiest things to check and should be part of routine maintenance.
I have heard you mention your belt timing a couple times.
In one case you said that the timing mark on the acessory belt needs to be straight up. If you were meaning the auxillary shaft that is not true. The only thing there is that it drives the dizzy and that should be at #1 position with the number one cylinder at TDC.
You also mentioned that you checked the cam timing with a light on the camshaft sprocket. Maybe I misunderstood.
Because it is quick and easy reset your timing, maybe the belt jumped a tooth or more. put the dizzy at #1, cyl #1 at TDC, line up the camshaft sprocket with the mark (or take a string and make sure that there is a straight line between the center of the bolts on the aux and camshafts with the cam pointer mark in there as well) Set the timing right, run it through two full revolutions then tighten the tensioner again.
This should take little time and should be free to do.
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