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Eric,
Chris again. An usual random question for you. Name a car or 2 that you think could be considered a “collectable” from the last say 10 years? 30 years from now. Compared to say a 55 chevy 2 door etc today.edit : since im watching this live chat,on your bald hair comment,can you remove your hat so we can see how life is bald? LOL Sorry,i had to edit this when u said it.
Eric,
Chris again. An usual random question for you. Name a car or 2 that you think could be considered a “collectable” from the last say 10 years? 30 years from now. Compared to say a 55 chevy 2 door etc today.edit : since im watching this live chat,on your bald hair comment,can you remove your hat so we can see how life is bald? LOL Sorry,i had to edit this when u said it.
Eric,
If you had to make a life decision choice on a non automotive job opportunity what would it be and why? (YouTube / video production doesn’t count)Eric,your live now,but you have a static issue while talking. either the mic is rubbing on the shirt or something. its only while you talk
Eric. What can you explain about the TPS system. On gmc,chevy etc they can help control shift points etc on transmissions and can contribute on accel issues too as well as on many vehicles excluding chevy etc.
So its been a while. im hoping eric and the rest of you that has replied will read this,maybe reply.
Since ive posted. i pulled the egr,fuel rail,and egr passage plate. ALL ports were plugged except the misfiring cylinder. EVERYTHING was clogged within the plate. cleaned it all including egr. Idled perfect for a hour. put it into gear it died,wont start unless gas pedal was floored.
waited a week or 2 to cool off before i burned it down lol.
Now,it starts up,runs perfect forever until i touch gears,in drive it idles 400 rpm and wants to die. So heck with it. pulled the fast idle valve and iac. cleaned both. backed the fast idle in according to erics video. Did the idle relearn. At hot temp i pulled the iac wire. Upon looking at the base idle screw someone had messed with it big time. almost all the way in. i backed it out till 750 rpm or so,turned it off. plugged the iac back in,started it back up. idle seemed ok. but then started missfiring on random cylinders. pulled 2 plugs. fouled out pretty bad. So…
Now…im going to pick up some new ngk plugs and see what happens…And a battery. one in it is bad after a day. so resetting the ecm everyday testing isnt helping. Figured id update. even though im sure i will lack replies. thank you for the ones committed.
So its been a while. im hoping eric and the rest of you that has replied will read this,maybe reply.
Since ive posted. i pulled the egr,fuel rail,and egr passage plate. ALL ports were plugged except the misfiring cylinder. EVERYTHING was clogged within the plate. cleaned it all including egr. Idled perfect for a hour. put it into gear it died,wont start unless gas pedal was floored.
waited a week or 2 to cool off before i burned it down lol.
Now,it starts up,runs perfect forever until i touch gears,in drive it idles 400 rpm and wants to die. So heck with it. pulled the fast idle valve and iac. cleaned both. backed the fast idle in according to erics video. Did the idle relearn. At hot temp i pulled the iac wire. Upon looking at the base idle screw someone had messed with it big time. almost all the way in. i backed it out till 750 rpm or so,turned it off. plugged the iac back in,started it back up. idle seemed ok. but then started missfiring on random cylinders. pulled 2 plugs. fouled out pretty bad. So…
Now…im going to pick up some new ngk plugs and see what happens…And a battery. one in it is bad after a day. so resetting the ecm everyday testing isnt helping. Figured id update. even though im sure i will lack replies. thank you for the ones committed.
had a friend check compression a few weeks ago and said it was “good” i was busy resodering the pump relay to fix a no start before the pump died. (by the way,its because of your video,thanks eric it fixed alot.)
im just so burned out on this. its for a girl with kids with little money,and i just cant give up because ive done the timing belt,water pump,fuel pump,solenoids on trans and now this. shes paid for all parts. ive barely made a dime. but i know how it is when you are in her situation.
ANY help appreciated.
edit. eric,you said egr shouldnt happen at idle. so if i touched the diaphragm at idle,would idle change? once it went into gear. roughness came back even at idle. and i could push the egr in and no change.
double edit. also,if say 2,3,and 4 is clogged. and only #1 (which has the misfire,i believe i said 4 earlier,but its # 1) is open,could enough egr cause a misfire?
had a friend check compression a few weeks ago and said it was “good” i was busy resodering the pump relay to fix a no start before the pump died. (by the way,its because of your video,thanks eric it fixed alot.)
im just so burned out on this. its for a girl with kids with little money,and i just cant give up because ive done the timing belt,water pump,fuel pump,solenoids on trans and now this. shes paid for all parts. ive barely made a dime. but i know how it is when you are in her situation.
ANY help appreciated.
edit. eric,you said egr shouldnt happen at idle. so if i touched the diaphragm at idle,would idle change? once it went into gear. roughness came back even at idle. and i could push the egr in and no change.
double edit. also,if say 2,3,and 4 is clogged. and only #1 (which has the misfire,i believe i said 4 earlier,but its # 1) is open,could enough egr cause a misfire?
UPDATE :
So……problem has not been fixed,but maybe a progression has happened today to further find the fix.
I pulled the valve cover,and looked at cam lobes etc. looks ok. pressed down with my thumb on the intake valves and pushed em 1/2 inch or so to see if they were stuck on the cylinders misfire cylinder. seems fine. threw cover back on and started it up. Car ran PERFECT.let it idle for 10 min or so. i could pull the plug wire and it made a difference. i was like… heck yea! hmm maybe a valve was stuck?
well. while it was idling perfect,i pushed on the egr diaphragm and it wanted to stumble. which is normal. well,i got into the car and put it in reverse and gave it a bit of gas. INSTANTLY the misfire/dead cylinder came back. I got out,and pressed on the egr again. NO change. and seemed a bit soft. i could push all the way in and nothing…
So….i know theres a plate i can remove,and clean out the ports etc….but can a egr system cause a dead miss?
UPDATE :
So……problem has not been fixed,but maybe a progression has happened today to further find the fix.
I pulled the valve cover,and looked at cam lobes etc. looks ok. pressed down with my thumb on the intake valves and pushed em 1/2 inch or so to see if they were stuck on the cylinders misfire cylinder. seems fine. threw cover back on and started it up. Car ran PERFECT.let it idle for 10 min or so. i could pull the plug wire and it made a difference. i was like… heck yea! hmm maybe a valve was stuck?
well. while it was idling perfect,i pushed on the egr diaphragm and it wanted to stumble. which is normal. well,i got into the car and put it in reverse and gave it a bit of gas. INSTANTLY the misfire/dead cylinder came back. I got out,and pressed on the egr again. NO change. and seemed a bit soft. i could push all the way in and nothing…
So….i know theres a plate i can remove,and clean out the ports etc….but can a egr system cause a dead miss?
i didnt do a engine running compression test. just a typical test.
As far as the fuel,i used a noid light to test power. had that. replaced the injector,no different. if i run the car without the spark plug i smell fuel. So,fuels not the problem. as for the scanner i can get access to a snap on solus with obd1 testing if i want. but no codes are stored while checking using the paperclip method.
i didnt do a engine running compression test. just a typical test.
As far as the fuel,i used a noid light to test power. had that. replaced the injector,no different. if i run the car without the spark plug i smell fuel. So,fuels not the problem. as for the scanner i can get access to a snap on solus with obd1 testing if i want. but no codes are stored while checking using the paperclip method.