I didn't have to do the nutter bypass I was expecting I had to but got off lucky.lol --- On Thu, 2/11/10, Ian Coleman <ianc_97@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Ian Coleman <ianc_97@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Non stepper motor 1982 258 > To: "Rambler Nash Jeep and familyAMC" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Received: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 7:20 PM > This was stiock without a computer or > stepper motor the purple wire and the other 1 goes straight > to the distributor from the module. probably a rare car to > not have that being a 1982.But it just backfires as > soon as you hit the gas after putting it in gear. > > --- On Thu, 2/11/10, Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > From: Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Non stepper motor 1982 258 > > To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Received: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 3:07 PM > > "The carb wiring is hooked into > > computer, then into the ignition module to > > > retard timing when the knock sensor "hears" > noise. > > (clacking lifters can > > > often trigger it to retard timing and reduce > power)" > > > > Knock sensor and computer and distributor will retard > but > > what can the carb do? > > > > Ken > > > > > > Quoting Jim Blair <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > > > > > > > > The carb wiring is hooked into computer, then > into the > > ignition module to > > > retard timing when the knock sensor "hears" > noise. > > (clacking lifters can > > > often trigger it to retard timing and reduce > power) > > > Non-working accelerator pump in the carb, > bad > > vacuum advance, intake or > > > carb base vacuum leak, sticking intake valve > (common > > on '80 motors), bad > > > brake booster, timing too retarded and/or messed > up > > distributor mechanical > > > advance can all cause backfires. > > > > > > Jim Blair, Lynnwood, WA '87 Comanche, '83 Jeep > J10, > > '84 Jeep J10 > > > > > > From: Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx> > > > To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Non stepper motor 1982 > 258 > > > Message-ID: <1265869113.4b73a139f0581@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > > > I don't think the distributor wiring has any > influence > > on the carburetor > > > wiring. > > > > > > Ken > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s > powerful > > SPAM protection. > > > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469226/direct/01/ > > > _______________________________________________ > > > AMC-list mailing list > > > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AMC-list mailing list > > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Get the name you've always wanted @ymail.com or > @rocketmail.com! Go to http://ca.promos.yahoo.com/jacko/ > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > __________________________________________________________________ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail.yahoo.ca _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com