350 tpi help. hard to start
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Car: 88 iroc-z
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350 tpi help. hard to start
my car is a 88 iroc-z with the 350 tpi. the problem im having is it starts very hard. always starts just cranks a while before it will actually fire. and it acts like it wants to die at low speeds or when you barely touch the gas. i know its not the starter because it cranks fine. someone told me it might be the fuel filter but im not really sure. any advice would be appreciated. i dont have alot to spend and really cant just replace everything till it works. also i just gave the car a tune up yesterday so its not that. thanks
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Car: 1987 Pontiac Firebird formula 350
Engine: sbc 355 tpi
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 3.27 posi 9 bolt b/w
Re: 350 tpi help. hard to start
as we all know a car need 3 things to start air, fuel, and spark (electricity). air is always there always getting air, well almost all the time but could be something wrong w/ a sensor of some kind like the MAF or speed density. if air is not the problem maybe its fuel. check your schrader valve see if u have fuel pressre or get your hands on a fuel psi guage. you can rent it at autozone id barrow a compression tester check all your cylinders to, cant be to safe and its free. maybe the regulator in the distributor is going out. or the dizzy its self maybe dying. but id place my bet on a loose cable some where could be something as simple as a loose ground wire. timing perhaps is off? theres a number of thing that could be causing your problem. narrow your search threw process of elimination i imagine it wont cost you much to get it right
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Car: 1988 Trans Am GTA
Engine: 305
Transmission: 700R4
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Re: 350 tpi help. hard to start
Im having this problem as well, i just changed the fuel filter and it did not seem to have an affect on the start up just the idle
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Car: 88 iroc-z
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Re: 350 tpi help. hard to start
what did the fuel filter help?? beacuse the main thing that bothers me is it wanting to die when at low speeds or when you barely touch the gas. . .
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Car: 1988 Trans Am GTA
Engine: 305
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Re: 350 tpi help. hard to start
I think the fuel filter made it worse cause now its running worse then before im thinking it could be some sort of sensor maybe 02 sensor, im still in the process of trouble shooting
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Car: 1987 Trans Am GTA
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Re: 350 tpi help. hard to start
i have an 87 gta. it died at low speeds and had a higher idle until i replaced the throttle position sensor then it ran and started up perfect. hopefully i could help out, best of luck
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Car: 1989-92 FORMULA350 305 92 Hawkclone
Engine: 4++,350 & 305 CIs
Transmission: 700R4 4800 vig 18th700R4 t56 ZF6 T5
Axle/Gears: 3.70 9"ford alum chunk,dana44,9bolt
Re: 350 tpi help. hard to start
Check the fuel PSI.
also extending crank times tell me a bit more but check the fuel psi 1st.
also extending crank times tell me a bit more but check the fuel psi 1st.
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Car: 1987 IROC-Z red t-top
Engine: Nothing much
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Re: 350 tpi help. hard to start
5 to 10 seconds of cranking for me. And all of the things named above are new and checked. Maf, tps, iac, fuel filter, icm, distrubutor pick up, coil pack, cap rotor, spark plugs and wires, esc, knock sensor.
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Car: 88 iroc-z
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Re: 350 tpi help. hard to start
to everyone who gave me suggestions thank you. today i changed the throtal position senser and now it runs like a dream. starts right up and idles perfect and no longer acts like it wants to die. thanks again to whomever sugested that
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Re: 350 tpi help. hard to start
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tech...s-dumbies.html
you possibly would have had a TPS fault code showing and that would have directed you to the problem area straight away ?
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Car: 1989-92 FORMULA350 305 92 Hawkclone
Engine: 4++,350 & 305 CIs
Transmission: 700R4 4800 vig 18th700R4 t56 ZF6 T5
Axle/Gears: 3.70 9"ford alum chunk,dana44,9bolt
Re: 350 tpi help. hard to start
Kids today, like to do things the hard way...
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Car: 88 iroc-z
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Re: 350 tpi help. hard to start
You are aware that if you had pulled the engine codes ,
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tech...s-dumbies.html
you possibly would have had a TPS fault code showing and that would have directed you to the problem area straight away ?
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tech...s-dumbies.html
you possibly would have had a TPS fault code showing and that would have directed you to the problem area straight away ?
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Re: 350 tpi help. hard to start
Mine is a fuel pump I replaced it 2 years ago. I was short on money and got one from autozone big mistake going to get a walbro 255 from south bay.
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