Re: IML: 1983 Imp. EFI question

[Bill Longest <billlongest@xxxxxxxxx>]

Fuel injection
--- Lewis deSoto <sotolux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Sounds like an overly rich condition or that there
> is a blockage in  
> the converter itself.
> Running the pedal above idle would suggest the idle
> circuit is too  
> rich or the unit is "choked".
> Is it a fuel injection or carbureted engine?
> Lewis
> 
> On Dec 18, 2007, at 1:31 PM, Bill Longest wrote:
> 
> > I drove my 83 to work Friday and it ran fine,but,
> when
> > I started it to go home it took a long time to
> start
> > and then would not stay running at idle.  The only
> way
> > it would run is to pump the gas pedal and run the
> > engine way above idle.  It was shaking.  After 1-2
> min
> > it smoothed out and ran and idled fine.  About
> five
> > miles away from work it died at 70 mph on the
> > interstate.  It would restart but would not idle
> and
> > would die if I put it into gear.  I made it run
> for a
> > few min to see if it would correct itself again
> but it
> > would not.  I shut it off and looked under the
> hood.
> > Since it was dark outside I could see the
> catalytic
> > converter was glowing.
> >
> > Any ideas?  It was getting fuel.
> > Thanks
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
> >       
> >
>
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