Recently I threw a rod in my 89 RS and in a desperate attempt to find another 305 was impossible for me at a descent price. I replaced it with a 350. everything works fine when I start it for the first time each day, but after I run it for about 15 minutes, It seems like it starts to flood. idles fine, but when I put it in gear it just all of a sudden dies out. evens happens like if I'm stopped at a stoplight. If I let it sit for about 3-4 hours then everything is fine again. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

 

any codes?

 

what kind of codes do you mean?

 

Does your "Service Engine Soon" (SES) light come on? If so, the computer is setting a trouble code, which will help point you in the direction of your trouble.

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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R. 2.93 limited slip. Cat-back from '91 GTA, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 w/LB9 block, ZZ3 cam and intake, TBD heads, Hooker headers & y-pipe, 3" Catco cat).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. 0.030 over 396, Weiand Action+, Edelbrock 1901 Q-Jet, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" headers, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, 3.08 8.2" 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Best 15.1 @ 5800' Bandimere. Daily driver while Camaro was being put together.

 

Bad news guys...the service engine soon light has been on since 1990, because My dad hit a deer in it and totaled it out...we bought it back and rebuilt it. so even with the 305 in it the service engine soon light was on.

 

Pull some codes and they'll tell you what sensor is bad. Replace and be on your way. I don't see the big problem except if you don't know how to pull codes.

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, Jon (350 TBI!)
91 Red RS w/grey int, sq stereo (Alpine v12, kicker solo, MB quart premium etc)

• Holley 670 TB unit w/ 1/2" spacer/adapter
• Edelbrock RPM vortec intake
• 350ho 330hp vortec crate motor
• 8" harm. balancer
• Stewart stage 2 water pump w/160 thermo
• SLP tri-y headers to full 3"
• Rebuilt trans w/ SLP shift kit
• Centerline 16x8's all around
• 36/24 mm sway bars
• Full poly bushings, even motor mounts
• SLP LCA and panhard
• Alston SFCs
• Edelbrock 3 point STB
• Global west steering brace aka wonderbar
• Eibach pro kit springs
• Bilstien high perf. struts and shocks
• All this and I still have AC

My websiteAny questions?

 

Hey guess what...not familiar with "pulling codes" Is their a lot involved? Sorry again. I'm only 19 and trying to learn this stuff

 

https://www.thirdgen.org/faq/thirdgen.shtml#misc

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, Jon (350 TBI! getting 23mpg highway)
91 Red RS w/grey int, sq stereo (Alpine v12, kicker solo, MB quart premium etc)

• Holley 670 TB unit w/ 1/2" spacer/adapter
• Edelbrock RPM vortec intake
• 350ho 330hp vortec crate motor
• 8" harm. balancer
• Stewart stage 2 water pump w/160 thermo
• SLP tri-y headers to full 3"
• Rebuilt trans w/ SLP shift kit
• Centerline 16x8's all around
• 36/24 mm sway bars
• Full poly bushings, even motor mounts
• SLP LCA and panhard
• Alston SFCs
• Edelbrock 3 point STB
• Global west steering brace aka wonderbar
• Eibach pro kit springs
• Bilstien high perf. struts and shocks
• All this and I still have AC

My websiteAny questions?

 

do they make a book or is their some place that translates these trouble codes from numbers to english? LOL

 

Right under the instructions for how to get them in the link above. My Haynes manual also has them, and the "code readers" you get from Checker/Pep Boys/Auto Zone also have them.

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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R. 2.93 limited slip. Cat-back from '91 GTA, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 w/LB9 block, ZZ3 cam and intake, TBD heads, Hooker headers & y-pipe, 3" Catco cat).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. 0.030 over 396, Weiand Action+, Edelbrock 1901 Q-Jet, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" headers, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, 3.08 8.2" 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Best 15.1 @ 5800' Bandimere. Daily driver while Camaro was being put together.

 

i am having basicly the same problem, i read the tech artical, where is the connectors that i am supposed to short.?? are they in the dash, with the ECU???

thanks

 

It's above your right shin when you're sitting in the driver's seat. A cover, about .5" x 2", is over it (if the cover hasn't been lost).

Typically, it can't be seen when sitting in the seat, so bend over and look for it.