my car = teh dead
05-24-2003, 08:00 PM
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my car = teh dead
Right now at least.
Started hesitating yesterday, only thing i could think of was that I filled it up with gas ... thinking maybe the gas station was recently filled and i have too much water in the gas lines.
Well anyway, the car was hesitating between 500-2000 RPM's when the gas was pressed anywhere near aggressively. Cleaned the dist cap, the dust clutch, and started pulling the spark plugs. the first one i pulled was dirty as fawk... a dry black, running rich i guess. cleaned it off, sprayed it off with carb cleaner -- oh whatever. torqued it back down to spec
got to the pulled the second, when pulling the wire out, I noticed it was wet -- water -- i was like :wtc: but i kept with it, pulled the plug out, it was wet to ? That plug was just as filthy but wet.
I decided to stop right there. I'm going to Advanced to get some fuel treatment in the morning , and 4 new OEM plugs __ I had Bosch Platinum +4's in there.
oh, and while pulling my dist cap off, one of the 3 screws/bolts broke off... I was like WTF!!!!!!! :madfawk: stupid bolt. It was rusty too, the others were not. So now I have to go see if i can get it out of there, or tap a new one in. That, and the fawking Honda dealer won't be open till tuesday. Thats means even if i do get it out tomorrow, i can't replace it till at least tuesday.
I'm a loser, i work on my car on a Saturday night
Started hesitating yesterday, only thing i could think of was that I filled it up with gas ... thinking maybe the gas station was recently filled and i have too much water in the gas lines.
Well anyway, the car was hesitating between 500-2000 RPM's when the gas was pressed anywhere near aggressively. Cleaned the dist cap, the dust clutch, and started pulling the spark plugs. the first one i pulled was dirty as fawk... a dry black, running rich i guess. cleaned it off, sprayed it off with carb cleaner -- oh whatever. torqued it back down to spec
got to the pulled the second, when pulling the wire out, I noticed it was wet -- water -- i was like :wtc: but i kept with it, pulled the plug out, it was wet to ? That plug was just as filthy but wet.
I decided to stop right there. I'm going to Advanced to get some fuel treatment in the morning , and 4 new OEM plugs __ I had Bosch Platinum +4's in there.
oh, and while pulling my dist cap off, one of the 3 screws/bolts broke off... I was like WTF!!!!!!! :madfawk: stupid bolt. It was rusty too, the others were not. So now I have to go see if i can get it out of there, or tap a new one in. That, and the fawking Honda dealer won't be open till tuesday. Thats means even if i do get it out tomorrow, i can't replace it till at least tuesday.
I'm a loser, i work on my car on a Saturday night
05-24-2003, 08:08 PM
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damn.. that sucks dude..
i have been too busy to really look into the problem with mine.. monday is the first day i'll be able to start lookin at it. i just got home from work and im tired as hell.
back to work @ 9 tomorrow.. working till 7.. i hate driving my truck.
hope things work out for you bro. wish me luck as well.
i have been too busy to really look into the problem with mine.. monday is the first day i'll be able to start lookin at it. i just got home from work and im tired as hell.
back to work @ 9 tomorrow.. working till 7.. i hate driving my truck.
hope things work out for you bro. wish me luck as well.
05-24-2003, 09:24 PM
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damn jon, sorry to hear about that.. i just replaced my sparkplugs went back to stock ngk's had some bosch platinum 2+'s and those were burnt to a crisp the electrode was completely gone somehow, cars running better now... no more puffs of smoke at 6k.. i also ran some isoheet(gets water out of the fuel system) thru my car awhile back, cause my car was running like crap, that helped also..
later..
pic of the jetta cause im bored....
later..
pic of the jetta cause im bored....
05-25-2003, 07:47 AM
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HOLY SHIAT!
Shaun, how long has it been since you've been around on HAN?!
yea, i saw that pic of the jetta on the Vdub forums a while ago when you linked me
I replaced the plugs with OEM NGK's -- the car runs MUCH better now. The Bosch's were burnt to a crisp, my car was running rich. I don't think the bosch's gave a hot enough spark.
I also added 24 oz's of fuel treatment, basically to remove the water(two 12oz bottles).
All's good in civicland,
cept my A/C still needs fixing
new front brake pads are on the way, and need replaced, bad almost metal on metal.:happysad:
Shaun, how long has it been since you've been around on HAN?!
yea, i saw that pic of the jetta on the Vdub forums a while ago when you linked me
I replaced the plugs with OEM NGK's -- the car runs MUCH better now. The Bosch's were burnt to a crisp, my car was running rich. I don't think the bosch's gave a hot enough spark.
I also added 24 oz's of fuel treatment, basically to remove the water(two 12oz bottles).
All's good in civicland,
cept my A/C still needs fixing
new front brake pads are on the way, and need replaced, bad almost metal on metal.:happysad:
05-25-2003, 05:41 PM
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O.G. SON!
Originally posted by ManInCamo
HOLY SHIAT!
Shaun, how long has it been since you've been around on HAN?!
yea, i saw that pic of the jetta on the Vdub forums a while ago when you linked me
I replaced the plugs with OEM NGK's -- the car runs MUCH better now. The Bosch's were burnt to a crisp, my car was running rich. I don't think the bosch's gave a hot enough spark.
I also added 24 oz's of fuel treatment, basically to remove the water(two 12oz bottles).
All's good in civicland,
cept my A/C still needs fixing
new front brake pads are on the way, and need replaced, bad almost metal on metal.:happysad:
HOLY SHIAT!
Shaun, how long has it been since you've been around on HAN?!
yea, i saw that pic of the jetta on the Vdub forums a while ago when you linked me
I replaced the plugs with OEM NGK's -- the car runs MUCH better now. The Bosch's were burnt to a crisp, my car was running rich. I don't think the bosch's gave a hot enough spark.
I also added 24 oz's of fuel treatment, basically to remove the water(two 12oz bottles).
All's good in civicland,
cept my A/C still needs fixing
new front brake pads are on the way, and need replaced, bad almost metal on metal.:happysad:
i seen your car last week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:n aughty: