Idling issue
Hey, so I've got an issue with my car idling.
I'll go into the background first. Several months ago, i drove my car to school, parked and shut it off like I normally do. An hour later, it wouldn't start. I ended up towing it home and tearing it apart. I definitely had fuel from the injectors, and i did have spark from the plugs.
I messed around with it for days with no luck. I ended just doing the headgasket and resurfacing the head since it was slightly warped since i got the motor from the import place, and i had been meaning to do it for a while. I figured i'll mess with the "not starting" problem after i put it back together. I also replaced the valve seals and put in Brian Crower springs and retainers, and Stage 3 BC cams. Got it put back all together and it still wouldn't start. In the midst of everything, I look off the distributor, then took off the cap and rotor. Everything looked normal so I put it back together and back on the motor.
To my surprise, it started. Except it won't idle what-so-ever. It just immediately dies unless i give it throttle. It'll stay running as long as kinda pump the throttle in and out. If i hold it at a constant throttle, say 2-3k rpm, it'll hold there for a sec then just die unless i push the throttle in further again.
I thought maybe it was the idle air control valve since it had been acting up on me before the car died, but i didn't really make a difference at all when i replaced it with my spare.
I don't think it's the TPS or MAF or anything since the car ran fine until that day I parked it at school, but obviously i could be wrong lol. The main thing i'm thinking is the dizzy since the car wouldn't even start until I had taken it apart. Does that sounds like an issue caused from a bad dizzy? Any other ideas? And the stage 3 cams wouldn't cause it to not idle at all right? My timing is dead on to spec.
Thanks
I'll go into the background first. Several months ago, i drove my car to school, parked and shut it off like I normally do. An hour later, it wouldn't start. I ended up towing it home and tearing it apart. I definitely had fuel from the injectors, and i did have spark from the plugs.
I messed around with it for days with no luck. I ended just doing the headgasket and resurfacing the head since it was slightly warped since i got the motor from the import place, and i had been meaning to do it for a while. I figured i'll mess with the "not starting" problem after i put it back together. I also replaced the valve seals and put in Brian Crower springs and retainers, and Stage 3 BC cams. Got it put back all together and it still wouldn't start. In the midst of everything, I look off the distributor, then took off the cap and rotor. Everything looked normal so I put it back together and back on the motor.
To my surprise, it started. Except it won't idle what-so-ever. It just immediately dies unless i give it throttle. It'll stay running as long as kinda pump the throttle in and out. If i hold it at a constant throttle, say 2-3k rpm, it'll hold there for a sec then just die unless i push the throttle in further again.
I thought maybe it was the idle air control valve since it had been acting up on me before the car died, but i didn't really make a difference at all when i replaced it with my spare.
I don't think it's the TPS or MAF or anything since the car ran fine until that day I parked it at school, but obviously i could be wrong lol. The main thing i'm thinking is the dizzy since the car wouldn't even start until I had taken it apart. Does that sounds like an issue caused from a bad dizzy? Any other ideas? And the stage 3 cams wouldn't cause it to not idle at all right? My timing is dead on to spec.
Thanks
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