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Ok, reposting this again....TPI car, runs like crap when cold...no codes....why??

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Old Nov 25, 2003 | 11:59 AM
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Ok, reposting this again....TPI car, runs like crap when cold...no codes....why??

My iroc almost doesnt' run when its cold, kinda like a carbed car in the winter, but worse, at least in a carbed car you can kinda feather the peddle to make it run OK, but with TPI running like crap when its cold, it just back fires through the intake and weird stuff like that until it warms up. Any ideas??
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Old Nov 25, 2003 | 03:03 PM
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possibly the ecm, mine did that too, except yours sounds worse
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Old Nov 25, 2003 | 05:42 PM
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Coolant temp sensor??
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Old Nov 25, 2003 | 06:41 PM
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I see the car is an 85 so the early ecm and the 9th injector for cold start. That is where I would first look.
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Old Nov 25, 2003 | 10:09 PM
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Is teh running fuel pressure (FPR vacuum connected) at least 34 PSIG? Any less than that, and you'll experience problems in open loop.
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 02:53 AM
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Run better with the MAF disconnected? Or during summer?
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