Engine swap goes wrong Help!
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Not really. The Ford dealer has a tester they can use to test them individually, but the fuel rail holds them in place as well as feeds them fuel, so it would be hard to see if they are spraying. You probably could put a stethoscope on them and hear them clicking.
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I would imagine that the firing happes so rapidly that you would not see any fluctuations in rail pressure either if you had a gage on there? You would probably have to have a very sensitive pressure transducer and track it on a chart recorder
Trying to think of a way to see if they're firing or not, or if they are just firing at the wrong time.
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THANKS EVERYONE IT RUNS!!!!!
It was the PIP i changed the distriutor and roughly put it back in. It stared right up .
I have to set the timing (its not even close) runs ruff but at least it runs...
Thanks for your comments! Mythsearcher
It was the PIP i changed the distriutor and roughly put it back in. It stared right up .
I have to set the timing (its not even close) runs ruff but at least it runs...
Thanks for your comments! Mythsearcher
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I just spent several weeks dealing with the distributor on my 1986 Tempo with TBI and EEC IV. Looks like the distributor just needs to be stabbed in the general area of where it belongs, the computer handles it all (assuming you've got the plug in that yellow/green wire down by the electrical connector at the dizzy).
I also figured out these PIP sensors are not all the same.
Anyhow, I'm glad you've reached a milestone.
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Thats true but i would not have gotten it yet, if some one had not said that the module is not the pip....lol
Oh well working on the positive grounded points cars are roghting my brain...lmao
Thanks!
Oh well working on the positive grounded points cars are roghting my brain...lmao
Thanks!
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After you are all done, don't forget to plug the spout back in. You will get a error code if you leave it out, and no timing control. What I have also noticed with these things is you have to drive them some before they sort themselves out. After about 3 days of driving it off and on, you will notice it will run different, as the computer learns and adjusts itself.
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How about some pics?
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How it works with my Bronco is, after any kind of work on it, I clear all codes. I usually disconnect the positive battery cable for like 30 minutes or so. Hook it back up, and take a nice drive around town. By the time I get home, the computer has relearned most of it's stuff. Gotta go through a couple of heat up/cool down cycles to nail it completely.
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Thanks for the timing tips
Also I'm working on my garage on the sight if anyone wants to see it while it's still kinda homely... But the engine is looking good.
I paint and stuff but beleave it or not I'm going to take it to a body shop and let someone else paint it.
All I would do is drive it like it is and never get it done.... Sad but my cars are the last ones to get worked on ... Lol
Also I'm working on my garage on the sight if anyone wants to see it while it's still kinda homely... But the engine is looking good.
I paint and stuff but beleave it or not I'm going to take it to a body shop and let someone else paint it.
All I would do is drive it like it is and never get it done.... Sad but my cars are the last ones to get worked on ... Lol
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oldfuelinjection.com (used to be called Ford Fuel Injection) is a great site to learn from. I am not at all ashamed to say I learned just about everything I know about EFI from people here on FTE - along with some web sites and a book recommended by Franklin2.
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