Help, I killed it!
StewedSquirrel
11-16-2003, 09:25 PM
I was replacing the spark plugs in my Subaru (yeah, I just wanted to do it myself so I could get my fingers dirty).
Lo and behold, I go to start it up and it sounds fine for about 5 seconds, then bogs down and dies.
Now I've replaced plugs on smaller engines quite often and when one of the cylinders is misfiring, it's very obvious. Maybe its' the difference between a car engine and some of the smaller ones I've worked on or maybe even the fuel injection... but I don't know what the problem is.
ack, help!!
Eric
Lo and behold, I go to start it up and it sounds fine for about 5 seconds, then bogs down and dies.
Now I've replaced plugs on smaller engines quite often and when one of the cylinders is misfiring, it's very obvious. Maybe its' the difference between a car engine and some of the smaller ones I've worked on or maybe even the fuel injection... but I don't know what the problem is.
ack, help!!
Eric
StewedSquirrel
11-16-2003, 11:52 PM
Figured it out. The idle control vaccum hose was disconnected from the primary air intake. Was killing the idle speed to zero. :-P
Eric
Eric
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