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Inline 5cyl Petrol engine tech / Re: Need help! loud popping while starting but runs fine when it starts

« on: August 31, 2015, 06:43:36 pm »

Well today pulling into work the van decided to just shut off when pulling into the parking spot. After work today got in the van and it wouldnt start just crank. Immediately i knew it was the ignition coil cause the last time it wouldnt start it did the same thing. So i swapped in a new one! Ding problem solved! no more loud popping or not starting. Must have just been my  coil on its last legs. But glad the problems solved.

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Inline 5cyl Petrol engine tech / Re: Need help! loud popping while starting but runs fine when it starts

« on: August 27, 2015, 03:50:09 am »

So i adjusted my timing and it still seems to have the noise happening randomly. Any other thoughts? could it be the starter engaging and disengaging, a failing ignition coil, dirty distrubutor?

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Inline 5cyl Petrol engine tech / Re: Need help! loud popping while starting but runs fine when it starts

« on: August 20, 2015, 03:41:43 pm »

Checked my timing, the mark was a little bit off. Dont know how far is to far, but as we loosened the first alan screw it started pouring, so i tightened it and ran inside. Going to finish adjusting tomorrow... Florida weather sucks.... Sunny one second, pouring the next.

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Inline 5cyl Petrol engine tech / Re: Need help! loud popping while starting but runs fine when it starts

« on: August 12, 2015, 03:31:30 pm »

Thanks so much! Was actually going to check the timing this weekend. Ill let you know what happens with it.

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Want to buy something? / Re: Plastic dash speaker cover?

« on: August 05, 2015, 04:42:21 pm »

Already done, just looks funky, something in the plastic changed colors. Just waiting for cole to get another doner van and for them to have it.

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Want to buy something? / Plastic dash speaker cover?

« on: August 03, 2015, 04:26:00 pm »

Both of mine when trying to remove them to put in after market speakers have cracked and now vibrate when music is playing, so if anyone has some or is willing to sell theirs let me know a price!

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Diesel Swap Tech and FAQ / Re: Diesel eng options

« on: July 18, 2015, 06:33:50 am »

Ive been thinking about doing a swap, know of any good places to purchase or have shipped? And have you done the swap yourself yet?

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Inline 5cyl Petrol engine tech / Re: Need help! loud popping while starting but runs fine when it starts

« on: July 06, 2015, 04:53:14 pm »

Dont think so. i think it is a cylinder firing because when i disconnect my iginition coil so there isnt any spark the starter will just run and run and it wont make the sound anymore. Any other thoughts? could this be a sign of ignition coil going bad?

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Inline 5cyl Petrol engine tech / Need help! loud popping while starting but runs fine when it starts

« on: July 03, 2015, 02:57:03 pm »

So it does it sporadically but now its doing it more often then it used to and it makes me very uncomfortable to contiune starting it like this. So when i turn the key obviously the starter is the first thing and i here it run for like a second or two then a weird noise like either a backfire or just a clack noise or pop i cant describe it. it could be the starter stoping the spin and restarting and stopping but quickly. And i thought okay maybe broken teeth on the starter, so i took it off and it looked fine, obviously old, but fine. Its the original starter so could be about time. and ive got the 93 5 speed.

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Inline 5cyl Petrol engine tech / Re: Engine Surge/Shudder/Hiccup only at certain speed

« on: June 11, 2015, 12:12:35 pm »

And normally vacuum leak problems tend to not be noticeable the faster you are driving because more and more air is being sucked in, where at idle you would be more likely to notice the problem

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Show off your projects here! / Finally got around to clean up the oxidized roof:)

« on: May 23, 2015, 03:29:35 pm »

When i bought the van it had like a lot of older vans, a horribly oxidized roof. So after alot of waiting and fixing other issues, i got around to it. With the help of power tools, pastes and waxes its looking alot better, not quite original shine, But im happy after 3 hours of work.Didnt think about taking pictures till half of it was almost done.. And in the finish picture its sunlight not a white looking sections.

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Inline 5cyl Petrol engine tech / Re: Bad idle

« on: May 23, 2015, 06:25:55 am »

Sweet! Thanks for the response I'll get a new iat sensor soon, and so was the solution just get a new relay? Or was it replace the ecu?

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Inline 5cyl Petrol engine tech / Re: Bad idle

« on: May 20, 2015, 04:23:09 pm »

And if anyone here owns a 93 van, if you wouldnt mind pulling your intake air temp sensor off, check to see if the little sensor in the cage is supposed to be loose, you dont even have to take it off, just tap on your temp sensor and see if it makes a rattling noise. Mine does that and i have a weird feeling that is not supposed to be that way.

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Inline 5cyl Petrol engine tech / Re: Bad idle

« on: May 20, 2015, 04:21:17 pm »

Yup, changed all the plugs, and wires and stuff around 5-8,000 miles ago. And just recently checked timing, all was good. Thinking about replacing the intake air temp sensor, could not be telling the engine the correct thing and making it run rich.  Does anyone know if the van has a mass air flow sensor, i have heard it does not, and cannot seem to find it anywhere on the intake hoses and lines all the way up to the throttle body.

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Inline 5cyl Petrol engine tech / Re: Bad idle

« on: May 20, 2015, 07:07:23 am »

Not that I know of, very very few inline 5 in st Augustine, just met a guy who has one but his runs very poorly so, and I just met him driving by his house. The Bentley manual says to test the iac you should turn the key to on position and feel for a hum, I do feel the hum, and if that passes , ohm it out and it should be between 2-10ohms and both are sitting at 5-6. The weird thing is, if I let the engine sit for maybe 8 hours while I'm at work, and I come back it starts up and idles like if it was warm. I leave for work at 6:00am and never have time to try and start it and feel for the hum. So I'll try that tomorrow morning.