Re: Spirit engine problem fixed....now the %&*^$ SX/4

[Wayne E LaMothe <superglider@xxxxxxxx>]

The SX/4 sounds like classic air tubes to me.  Rebuilt or not they can
still clog.

Wayne
Wayne and Lisa, Bolton Landing, NY, http://web.vplp.net/~superglider/
85 XJ Wagoneer Limited, 82 Eagle SX/4
66 Ambo 990 Wagon, AC, PS, PB, PW, Apollo Yellow woody
69 Ambo Coupe, 401, M12
83 Eagle Limited wagon

On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 13:45:28 -0700 (PDT) Marty Bricker
<mbrickerusn@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> I previously described the fol engine prob:
> > Took my daughters 83 Spirit out for a drive to see
> if
> > everything was running ok.  Engine started, idled,
> > accelerated normally and ran fine up until I hit 55
> > mph.  It was like a governor or something is on the
> > engine, it just won't go any faster.  It feels like
> it will stall or backfire if I try to continue
> depressing
> > the accelerator.   I got it up to about 58 mph but
> it
> > was starting to bog down so I backed off to 55 and
> it
> > ran just fine.  I haven't checked the timing yet,
> but
> > anyone have any suggestions?  (83 Spirit, 258, BBD
> > carb that was rebuilt a little over a year ago. All
> > pollution gear is present, and, to the best of my
> > knowledge functioning.  Plugs, wires, coil, o2
> sensor
> > replaced at same time as carb rebuilt.  It has the
> > Ford upgrade of coil and bigger cap).  Thanks.
> -Well, the problem just went away as I drove it for an
> extended time at highway speeds (daughter rarely
> exceeds 45mph in city driving).  Never heard of
> something like this but, whatever, it's ok now.
> 
> Now the continuing woes of my SX/4...
> It has started having problems starting...first start,
> after sitting for short or longer periods of time. 
> I've checked the timing and all of the choke settings
> and they are good.  When it finally srarts I can see
> the top pin of the BBD moving in response to throttle
> movement.  I can see two steady streams of fuel when
> the throttle is depressed.  Here's the problem:
> Push the accel down (once, twice, doesn't seem to
> matter the # of times) turn the key and engine will
> turn over and fire but as soon as the key is let go it
> will die.  Finally starts with a chug, much massaging
> of the accel and holding it at high rpm until it
> settles out.  Several times sitting at a light it has
> just died and goes through the same iteration to
> start.  I stalled it once (5 spd) and had the same
> problem starting it.  At first I thought it was elec,
> but now I'm leaning more to fuel.  I haven't checked
> the fuel pump but there is never a shortage of fuel
> when I try to start it a bunch of times and have gone
> out to check the carb and it seems to run fine at
> speeds above idle.  Can the BBD cause this?  The carb
> is clean inside and was rebuilt just over a year ago
> (plus it ran fine until the last couple of weeks). 
> THis car continues to test the limits of my
> patience...any suggestions greatly appreciated.  
> Frustrated,
>       Marty
> 
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