95 formula wont stay running.
06-21-2012, 05:15 PM
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95 formula wont stay running. I recently bought my formula and it had bad head gaskets, i took off the heads, got the car back together, and now i turn thr key, it fires up, but then immediately dies. i dont have the intake plugged on the end of the TB but all the vacuum lines, MAF sensors are hooked up but the sensor in the tubing closest to the TB. i have oil pressure, fuel, and fuel pump is in working order, any suggestions ?
06-21-2012, 08:30 PM
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when the head gaskets went bad maybe water got to the opti causing the issue ? or the water pump if your not sure about the history of it. if your sure your getting fuel then most likely its a opti issue or wires
06-22-2012, 07:09 AM
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i mean i plugged up all the vacuum lines, put down a decent amount of black rtv on front and rear of block for the intake. any way to tell about vacuum leak?would a bad throttle body gasket cause this? i just realized i never changed mine out when i put it back on there. i was under the car n looked at opti but can only do so much by myself in the dark, be easier today when i get home from work
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06-22-2012, 07:12 AM
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which side of the water pump is the exit? couldnt i unplug it and see if water is going through it ?i knoe for a fact i need to flush my coolant system as well. water pump worked well when head gaskets were bad haha the cars had no power so wouldnt think water on the vented opti should really matter, it reva to about 600 rpms and dies
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i mean i plugged up all the vacuum lines, put down a decent amount of black rtv on front and rear of block for the intake. any way to tell about vacuum leak?would a bad throttle body gasket cause this? i just realized i never changed mine out when i put it back on there. i was under the car n looked at opti but can only do so much by myself in the dark, be easier today when i get home from work
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which side of the water pump is the exit? couldnt i unplug it and see if water is going through it ?i knoe for a fact i need to flush my coolant system as well. water pump worked well when head gaskets were bad haha the cars had no power so wouldnt think water on the vented opti should really matter, it reva to about 600 rpms and dies
06-22-2012, 12:27 PM
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it was about two months because of work n waiting for my heads to get back from the shop, and even if i pull the throttle it doesnt rev, and yes i hooked up the throttle cables haha