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No start ... ideas?
Posted by RadioFlyer1 [Email] (more from RadioFlyer1) on Mon, 16 Jun 2014 18:44:10
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Hi guys. It's been a while. I thought I had found the c900's that would never need any more maintenance. HA! BOY WAS I WRONG! Back on the horse now.
Anyway, it's the '91 900 SE. 222k miles. Very little done to the engine - except a modified red box APC.
Problem: started and ran great until a few weeks ago when it began to take more chuggs before catching and starting. Sometimes a puff of white smoke would come from the exhaust. Next, it would start fine when cold, but would take longer to start when warm. Then worsened until it would take about 15 minutes of cranking to finally turn over. Now it just doesn't start at all unless I pray really hard beforehand. Also now gets stuck sometimes at 2800 rpm while idling or driving. Won't come down unless you turn off the car or drive for at least 45 minutes. Definitely running rich. And when not starting, I can pull out the fuel pump fuse and it will start and stay running.
Observations: Great compression, new plugs (were black after the last try starting), installed new or known good coil, AMM, O2 sensor, rotor, and battery. Cleaned grounds, dist cap, and PCV valve.
I'm out of good ideas. Anybody? Below is a pic of the car for motivation for all of us...
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Posts in this Thread:
- No start ... ideas?, RadioFlyer1, Mon, 16 Jun 2014 18:44:10 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: No start ... ideas?, Justin VanAbrahams , Tue, 17 Jun 2014 17:03:16
- T5 that SOB already!, Cark, Tue, 17 Jun 2014 16:17:57
- I'll 2nd the ignition amp suggestion, JonInAtl, Tue, 17 Jun 2014 04:12:25
- Re: No start ... ideas?, Roger D , Mon, 16 Jun 2014 20:04:07
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