The other day, my starter relay went bad, i tried starting the car several times to no avail.......

Anyway i took off the Open element cleaner for a second to check things and put it back on....

NOW the car is rumbling alot more, idle, half & full throttle........

What's seems to be the problem, the car ran fine before, then all of the sudden it's shaking more and seems like something is wrong.....

almost like a constant rumbling, that wasn't there before....

What could be the problem or what should i check, thanks in advance.......

 

You might check your balancer on the front of your crank. It is not uncommon for them to sparate from the rubber..

 

Hooked up all the vacuum lines again?

 

I didn't remove any vacuum lines, but where should i check for them incase they are bad??

I'll check the balancer when i get home..

Thanks

 

It idle's way too high also, and the stumbling seems to cease to exsist after about 2k rpms......

 

Sounds like a vacuum line, dont mean to try to put you down, but they should come off the TBI, and go to the bottom os the air cleaner, and one I think over to the heat opener thing on air cleaner.

 

I have a open element air cleaner....

 

Sounds like a vacuum line....

We can all tell you and you can insist you didn't take any off as long as you want, but if you don't go look at your vacuum lines, it'll just keep on being that way.

 

Do you have a TBI? Sometimes when I take the air cleaner off my car, those white (i think white) connectors for the injectors will get knocked loose. Make sure they are pushed on tight.

 

I just checked and everything on the TBI looks to be on tight....

BUT behind the TBI i found a rubber line that was broke, it was behind the TBI, It has a small black plastic piece that had a wire going into the area by the A/C stuff and the rubber line was going towards the TBI, the rubber line continued to the front of the car by the washer fluid and down by the canister in the front?

Is this broken rubber line my problem, or what was the rubber line for??

Thanks

 

KA-ZAM! Who was right?!? ME!!

and, well, all those other guys that said "vacuum line" too.

That's a vacuum line. It's going to your charcoal canister. Replace the entire line with new hose (available at any parts store in various sizes), as the rest of the line is probably on its way out too.

To be safe, give the rest of the lines a quick inspection. I've found that if one vacuum line goes on me, others are sure to follow. Check for brittleness, cracks, y'know, all the obvious stuff.

 

Thanks

 

I didn't mean to come off as being negative towards your help, it's just that i have no idea when it comes to engines, so i was confused....

Well i replaced the vaccuum line and some other misc lines in the car, and it's running ALOT better now...

Thanks for all the help....