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Subject:Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
From:Jim Felder
Date:Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:17:47 -0600

One of those "good" things is probably not so good.

Jim

On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 4:10 PM, Kevin Duvernay <kduvey@gmail.com> wrote:

> All,
>
> Trying to help a buddy out with a strange issue. His 87 2.1 westy wont stay
> running longer than a minute or two. It runs pretty good, then slowly
> starts to hesitate and eventually die after a minute or two. We can then
> immediately start it right back up and repeat. very strange, we are
> stumped.
>
> What we have already tried:
> Grounds are clean
> Temp sensors and oil pressure sensors( new o2 sensor going in this weekend)
> entire ignition system is good (timing, coil, distributor, relays, etc.).
> fuel pressure is good. All injectors appear to be functioning good.
> AFM is good
> throttle switch is adjusted good
> idle control valve and module are both good
> ECU is good
> the purple and white vacuum lines appear to both be leak free
>
> With fuel and spark both good, it must be some kind of electronic issue or
> air leak, yeah? We are stumped... looking for any ideas.
> Kevin
>