You guys noticed that we got some really fine reference material posted to the site recently? There has been more info on EFI posted to the site in the last 6 months than in the last 10 years... I suspect that some research may be in order if you're intent on licking this - the "Gold Book" seems particularly promising with notes from the original engineering team from the time. -Kenyon --- Jeremy Dickerson <dickersonjeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I don't know the answer, but I wish I did. Mine > does the same thing. It is beyond fickle. One time > it runs like it did when it was new and the next > time you're lucky to make it home. I know it is a > quirk of the EFI, but I, too, would like to know > what to do. My 83 has been sitting for the better > part of a year mostly because I just don't know what > to do. If anyone knows any tricks, I'm all ears. > > Jeremy > > > > Bill Longest <billlongest@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I drove my 83 to work Friday and it ran fine,but, > when > I started it to go home it took a long time to start > and then would not stay running at idle. The only > way > it would run is to pump the gas pedal and run the > engine way above idle. It was shaking. After 1-2 min > it smoothed out and ran and idled fine. About five > miles away from work it died at 70 mph on the > interstate. It would restart but would not idle and > would die if I put it into gear. I made it run for a > few min to see if it would correct itself again but > it > would not. I shut it off and looked under the hood. > Since it was dark outside I could see the catalytic > converter was glowing. > > Any ideas? It was getting fuel. > Thanks > > Bill > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com > ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing > List. Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your > response will be > shared with everyone. Private messages (and > attachments) for the > Administrators should be sent to > iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to > http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > > Kenyon Wills ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm