car was sitting for about 2 years and started right up but was runnin kinda ruff and kinda sounded like a subaru at first..put 2 gallons of new gas and i got it to run good and smooth. i drove it to go get a full tank and brought it home. it drove and ran just fine. after that it was parked for afew days cuz i didnt have time to work on it..then i went to ork on it again and tried starting it which it wouldnt after numerous times..so i checked if it was getting spark and it wasnt..i took off the dizzy cap and saw that the little spring was bent which was pretty wierd so i straightened i as much as possible and put a new cap on i had laying around..after afew tries it started but had that boxer engine sound and it seems to struggle..im guessing that either one of the cylinders isnt getting spark OR its not getting sufficient fuel.. i added that 16oz.injector cleaner stuff to see if maybe that would work and ran it for awhile. after about 10-15 min. it idled pretty low and when id give it gas it just shut off. tried startin afew times after that and it would just backfire abit and when i gave it alittle gas it would just shut off..i wrote all this so i could give a pretty good idea..thanks in advance fellas..just kinda weird how this happened outta nowhere..im gonna get new plugs and wires as well as put in another dizzy i have..just gotta find it..

edit: looks like the problem is fixed..changed the rotor..worked like a charm.
i take that back..the problem is still here. changed the cap and rotor,and gutted the burnt cat to help it breath alittle easier..dont worry im not leaving it like that but dont wanna put a good one on until i fix the problem..wat could it beeeeeee!!! next thing im gonna do is borrow a multimeter and check the injectors..


Modified by ME=ADRIAN at 4:14 AM 6/26/2007


Modified by ME=ADRIAN at 11:18 PM 6/26/2007

 

c'mon guys any suggestions?

 

Try a tune up and the other dist. It sounds like its a spark related problem.

 

Running on three cylinders = Subaru sound.

 

well got it started up again and ran it for abit..saw allil smoke and lokked under the car to find a glowing cat...so im gonna take that out, holow it and see if th problem persists..checked th plugs too and #1 was pretty much black..#2 was alil on the dark side, but #3and 4 were normal lookn..

 

Sounds like 1 and 2 aren't firing anymore and they're dumping fuel into your exhaust where it's igniting and causing the thing to nearly catch on fire. Hollowing out your catylitic converter will not solve this problem so don't do it.

I repeat - do not hollow out your cat.

Figure out why your 1st and 2nd cylinders aren't firing - you can run the plugs under a sand blaster or use some brake parts cleaner or something for starters - and go from there. This is not an exhaust problem, it's an ignition problem. Make it so.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Archidictus &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Sounds like 1 and 2 aren't firing anymore and they're dumping fuel into your exhaust where it's igniting and causing the thing to nearly catch on fire. Hollowing out your catylitic converter will not solve this problem so don't do it.

I repeat - do not hollow out your cat.

Figure out why your 1st and 2nd cylinders aren't firing - you can run the plugs under a sand blaster or use some brake parts cleaner or something for starters - and go from there. This is not an exhaust problem, it's an ignition problem. Make it so.</TD></TR></TABLE>
i was only gonna hollow it out to see if it would still run the way its been..i wasnt gonna leave it like that..seeing as its already clogged up i was just gonna do alittle test..i just found a new rotor for the distributor sealed i guess i got with the cap..so i'll change that too..see wat happens..

 

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Have you gone over the ignition?

 

the car starts up..when i first put in the new rotor it started right up and ran pretty good for afew..then it just went back to not running right after i turned it off and turned it back on..maybe the timing is off or something? but i dont understand how that can be when it was just running perfectly fine before..any other suggestions? either way gotta go get that multimeter to check if maybe it the injectors..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Archidictus &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Running on three cylinders = Subaru sound.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

thats what im guessin...i dont think the #1 injector is spitting enough or its not getting spark for some reason..

 

I just kinda skimmed over the conversation, but did you check the spark plugs yet?

Another thing may have been if it was sitting around for 2 years with gas in the tank, that could be a problem as well.

 

ya i checked the plugs and #1 was black..a guy above told me its just dumping fuel and not firing..thats when i changed the rotor but the problem is still here so im gonna check on th rotor i put in and see if it got burnt up.

 

and there was very little gas when it was sitting but im sure it was in the lines..

 

sounds like you fried your spark plug wires. its happened to me before. i changed a bunch of **** and it turned out to be my wires

did you change those yet?

 

no not yet haha..ill try this..wouldnt hurt anyway..

 

maybe a stuck injector. is your firing order correct?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 92sihbk &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">maybe a stuck injector. is your firing order correct?</TD></TR></TABLE>
thats also wat i was thinkin it could be..wen i get the multimeter ill kno but i can here them clikn..but ill find out..the firng order is correct..

 

For ***** and giggles do a compression check. Also is there any dist. that you could borrow for a sec.?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Luserkid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">For ***** and giggles do a compression check. Also is there any dist. that you could borrow for a sec.? </TD></TR></TABLE>
ya im gonna see if my bro-in law has a compression test kit...and naww i thought i had a whole extra d16z6 swap but it turns out my dad sold t to a friend of his ..
o well..ill be able to find out alot more once i get that multimeter..i think..

 

i need to figure all this out so i can do the smog check..after that this moto is comin out..but its a learning experiance too

 

yeah my D16Z6 sounded like a Boxer engine also....http://www.vadriven.com/forums/showthread.php?t=191274 thats what the problem ended up being. LOL

 

**** was boostin tho!...maybe the hg might be goin out or somethin?fakkk i dunno.

 

actually naw cant be cuz theres no leaking and the oil looks fine..