Not to sound like a broken record but that makes at least 3 for fuel pressure........change the filter first.
Mike On Jun 4, 2012 10:21 AM, "Russ Williams" <rawil...@eatel.net> wrote: > Loren > I sent your message to the Owner of AGCO Automotive he replied back with > this. > Have them verify fuel pressure and volume. It is NOT enough to have > pressure. It must have the correct pressure and full volume. > > Hope this helps. > Russ > > On 6/3/2012 21:00, Dieselhead wrote: > >> A young man who has made quite a favorable impression on me is having car >> trouble, and is asking for help. Being a Shovey gasser, I don't have >> any/many ideas, so I thought i'd put it out here and see if y'all have any >> ideas and suggestions. >> >> Begin Quote: >> Would love any ideas you can give me on the issue I'm having on my >> car('98 Chevy Camaro 3.8 V6). It is misfiring on acceleration, and fairly >> badly. The injectors have been replaced, the spark plugs and wires have >> been replaced, the heads were recently reworked with a valve grind, all new >> engine gaskets, and the Idle Air Control Valve(IACV) was recently replaced >> as well. It idles well, but misfires as soon as a load is placed on the >> engine, any load at all. The less the acceleration, the less the misfire, >> and vice versa. It is very bad when accelerating in a high gear at low >> engine rpm. The shop diagnosed misfires on multiple cylinders, and >> recommended I change the injectors and plugs, which I did, and of course it >> didn't solve it. I will talk with the shop tomorrow, that's another issue. >> >> Ran a compression check today on all cylinders, the numbers were quite >> good, all in the 180-205 psi range, and the minimum for this engine is 100 >> psi. Suspected the Catalytic Converter of a possible blockage, so I >> removed the exhaust pipes at the manifolds and test drove, still misfiring >> as usual. >> >> Would love any ideas you have, sir! Thank you. >> End quote. >> >> He is a Navy veteran, so I'd appreciate any ideas to help him. Thanks. >> >> ______________________________**_________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives >> http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >> >> >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2425/5043 - Release Date: 06/03/12 >> >> >> ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com