I need help in finding out what I need to do to swap out my TBI and put in a carb. system. I need to know what I need and what I need to do so that I can make this process as short as possible so that I will not be without a vehicle for too long. I would really appreciate the help and if anyone is selling anything that could help me on my quest I would be much abliged if they would offer it to me.

The reason I am getting rid of the TBI is because on startup the car seems to die alot and I just cant keep it running. It has nothing to do with the weather. I just cant explain why my car does this. If someone could tell me how to fix this I would gladly take their advice and most likely fix it I just have no idea as to what it could be. Please help my guess its embarassing having a car that I need to baby on startup and can not just go or it will die. Once the car warms up it runs like a dream. I need help.

 

well if you really wanna go carb,go post this on the carb board.tbi guys get offended when they hear such a thing.
about you problem,i wanna say leaky injectors maybe.is there any noticable smoke when u start it?does it only do it after sitting for a long period of time,or does it do it everytime you start it no matter the time period?how many miles are on the car?have you tried a good tuneup?

 

my car does the same thing, but only if it has not been started for a while. is that leaky injectors?

 

i wish you luck man, im having the same issues right now with my TBI, sometimes these things are incredibly particular. I have considered going to the carb as well, but im a devoted TBI'er and i wanna see this thing through I just poseted a similar thread just now about my cars issues, hopefully we can get some answers, if i figure it out i will let you know, and if you figure yours out, please let me know, gotta help each other out here Thanks man, and good luck

 

There is 185000 miles on the car and I do not believe that the motor is the original. The previous owner said that he did a tune up but you know how used car people do as much as possible to make the car more appealing? Do you have any idea of someone that could answer it for sure I mean I totally believe in what you are saying I just want more than one person to say that thats probably what it is before I spend that kind of money on fuel injectors.

 

i went carb a long time ago - and havent regreted it once since. with that said search an read the tech article.