Guess what I found!!
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From: Norfolk, VA
Car: 1985 Trans Am
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Guess what I found!!
After about my 8th tank of gas while getting only about 10mpg, I started poking around.... I was wondering why I would get this strong fuel odor every time I turned on my fan, so I started looking at the cold start injector boss and saw fuel stains around the union and a little bit up on the fuel rail..... reached down in there with my fat fingers and found I could turn the boss with one finger!! The darn thing had worked it's way loose I guess when I was moving the cold start injector while I was putting the driver's side runner back in after I powdercoated the intake. I tightened the thing almost 2 complete turns!! I know I should have went ahead and changed the O-ring but I didn't feel like taking off the runner and all that just for a stinkin o-ring. I'll keep my fingers crossed and see if this does the trick....
One good thing, I noticed before I tightened it that when I shut off the engine I could hear a slight hissing sound.... now it's gone........
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Kevin Irving
85 Trans Am WS-6, 305 TPI, custom burned '86 PROM with '87 "165"ECM, Accel Supercoil & 8.8 Wires, MSD 6AL, Aluminum Driveshaft, TB Coolant Bypass, Ported Plenum, Modified MAF, Syclone Fuel Pump, JET Airfoil
15.556 @ 86.65mph, Nov 10, 2000.... I know it sucks.. but it will get better!
http://www.geocities.com/transam85tpi/
One good thing, I noticed before I tightened it that when I shut off the engine I could hear a slight hissing sound.... now it's gone........
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Kevin Irving
85 Trans Am WS-6, 305 TPI, custom burned '86 PROM with '87 "165"ECM, Accel Supercoil & 8.8 Wires, MSD 6AL, Aluminum Driveshaft, TB Coolant Bypass, Ported Plenum, Modified MAF, Syclone Fuel Pump, JET Airfoil
15.556 @ 86.65mph, Nov 10, 2000.... I know it sucks.. but it will get better!
http://www.geocities.com/transam85tpi/
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Another 4 year old post Vader, what are you doing? Digging up the very first posts people made? 
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I am having a problem with starting my car cold and keeping it running when cold, when it is warm it runs great. My car is a 85 TA TPI I know that it has a cold start injector. I just dont know how to diagnose if the injector is bad or what, Vader is there anything I can do to diagnose what the problem can be, I have done most of the obvious and some other things too. I was also thinking it could be the IAC except if it were the IAC wouldent it not run good warm too?
thanks,
Dennis Pope
thanks,
Dennis Pope
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