I'm perplexed I figured the root of all my problems was that the engine was worn with 220k miles on it I figured that was my problem well nope no dice every cylinder has 184 psi which is pretty good I would say for a 16 yrs, 220k mile engine. I figured it was time for a rebuild or a new head gasket (but nope that doesn't seem to be the problem)
I'm right now getting 12 in the city and btw 23-28 on the fwy. well that 12 is just still confusing me.
#1 it starts like crap in the morning well got to crank it a zillion times before it will start, if I leave it for more that a half an hour it stalls most of the time peeling myself out of parking spots.
#2 the low-end torque is non existant need to floor the gas most of the times to get desent acceleration.
#3 I rebuilt my carb (kit autozone), replaced airfilter, sparkplugs, timing belt (yes default 10 btdc with the computer plug removed 20- 30 after it's replaced). The rest I did was breaks shocks struts stuff
I am trying to figure out what the heck I can do about this, I mean 184 psi is like very good compression, I mean what do you guys think? but in the city my gas milage is like from hell and well this thing it's not unreliable but this is killing my battery with all the cranking and quite frankly I could live without the parking stalls. I am trying to keep this thing in decent shape till I drop the aod and the 5.0HO in
so someone tell me if I'm right that 184PSI is great and also let me know what else I can check out to figure out why this thing is running (well and starting like a piece of crap)
help !!!!!
terramir
I'm right now getting 12 in the city and btw 23-28 on the fwy. well that 12 is just still confusing me.
#1 it starts like crap in the morning well got to crank it a zillion times before it will start, if I leave it for more that a half an hour it stalls most of the time peeling myself out of parking spots.
#2 the low-end torque is non existant need to floor the gas most of the times to get desent acceleration.
#3 I rebuilt my carb (kit autozone), replaced airfilter, sparkplugs, timing belt (yes default 10 btdc with the computer plug removed 20- 30 after it's replaced). The rest I did was breaks shocks struts stuff
I am trying to figure out what the heck I can do about this, I mean 184 psi is like very good compression, I mean what do you guys think? but in the city my gas milage is like from hell and well this thing it's not unreliable but this is killing my battery with all the cranking and quite frankly I could live without the parking stalls. I am trying to keep this thing in decent shape till I drop the aod and the 5.0HO in
so someone tell me if I'm right that 184PSI is great and also let me know what else I can check out to figure out why this thing is running (well and starting like a piece of crap)
help !!!!!
terramir