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RicksNeon

The recovery bottle must be completely functional, no leaks to the cap. The cooling system should not have any air in it. Any presence of air in the system will allow foaming or bubbles in the coolant and will collect in high spots in the head and cause hot spots which further promotes steam pockets...

RicksNeon

Stick with the MegaSquirt.

It is not that hard.

I think the guy from ASPTurbo will remote tune it for you til you learn.

RicksNeon

The bump stop is hidden on your strut. How do they check?

RicksNeon

Remove as much weight as you can in the upper and rear parts of the car. Lower the rear Engineer an adjustable bump stop on the rf. Put weight on LF. I ran 15" VW wheels on the front of mine. Make adjustable lateral links in the rear so you can skew the thrust line. I chained up my LR to limit ...

RicksNeon

Did you change to 24# injectors?

RicksNeon

Jimbo said it well.

You are putting up a barrier by not learning.

RicksNeon

K members bend really easy, or if the strut tower was replaced perhaps it is out of position.

I cant see it from here....

RicksNeon

More likely the strut is bent, or it has camber bolts (crash bolts) that slipped. Why where the knuckles changed? Verify the strut is not bent then "adjust" the Knuckle on the strut to correct camber. Struts bend right above where the knuckle clamp wraps around the tube, I have never seen ...

RicksNeon

And an MS2 processor

Get an extra BIP373 kit when you order
and a pull up resistor.

Google - standard_neonsquirt_assembly_procedure.pptx

RicksNeon

I see you have got a new batch of higrade! Pass the bong over here.... Hybrid does not work the carbon footprint for making and getting rid of the batteries alone puts it over the top. And the coal that gets burned to charge that battery never seems to get counted. :dunno: That said we'll leave carb...

RicksNeon

I wondered what he was talking about. Now I realize he was looking for the data to input for MS1. (old school) Extra firmware used with Tuner Studio has drop down menu's to select trigger wheel patterns. B&G firmware and Megatune are rarely used anymore. Extra has so many great features that mak...

RicksNeon

The manifolds don't tend to crack, the ECU does not provide enough spark advance during sustained WOT. This causes the exhaust manifold to do a Lava Lamp imitation, Nothing will survive that torture. So Megasquirt it (to cure the Lava Lamp BS) and use a PT cruiser exhaust manifold with a full sized ...

RicksNeon

I have always run a thermostat in race motors.

Many dont, but then many still run points or centrifugal advance and distributor triggers and also think a MSD and a single coil is the hot setup.

You can make a nice compact loop with copper tubing and some elbows.

RicksNeon

Take off the front sway bar.

RicksNeon

Using someone elses tune is like licking someone elses lolly pop.

#1 probably only barely run, close at best, too many variables

#2 What will you do when it won't run

#3 What will you learn if it does run

#4 What will you do if it runs but you damage your motor because it's not right

RicksNeon

OK its running rich and loaded up with fuel, you shut it off. You come back later after it has cooled and try to start it, the computer shivers and says I'm cold and pours more fuel in it, the spark plugs say screw this I'm drowning. You need some kind of fuel control. I'd put a megasquirt on it so ...

RicksNeon

Needs pull up jumper set?

RicksNeon

I would suspect transmission alignment issues before harmonics.

RicksNeon

First thing to look for is noise.

Disable alternator and retest.

Or possibly one of the flyback protection components has failed?

RicksNeon

I think some internet engineers have been flexing their keyboards after indulging in some adult recreational herb.

RicksNeon

I ran my stock 2.4L on Ford 24# injectors and 55# fuel pressure with a 97 2.0L Auto PCM

RicksNeon

Aren't Accell injectors low impedance?

A 2.4 should run great with 24# injectors No SAFC needed.

You have other stuff going on Coolant temp sensor is off or the MAP is whacked.

What are trouble codes?

Clear codes and run until check engine light comes on, check codes again?

RicksNeon

Install a test light on the fuel pump circuit and see if the loss of fuel pressure is what is causing the motor to quit?

RicksNeon

My guess is that it is loosing sync.

When sync is lost the MS thinks the motor has stopped and turns off the fuel pump.

RicksNeon

Boosted or not gasoline power output decreases sharply with a richer mixture.

This is one of the benefits of using alcohol fuels, they have a broader tuning window before the power drops.

RicksNeon

You may want different offsets to adjust the handling of your car. Moving the tires in gives more side bite, moving them out less. You probably dont want to run tires that big in the rear, I was always working on the rear of my car to help the car turn. I could never get enough tire in the front to ...

RicksNeon

To fix the fuel problem I ran a small fuel cell in the trunk. http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww101/rickb794/fuelcell.jpg Weld a fitting into the end of the fuel rail for the line to the regulator. This will circulate the fuel in the rail and keep it cool and also eliminate any air bubbles in the...

RicksNeon

You would be amazed how much the motors move in the mounts (even with filled mounts). I ran a bar across both top bell housing bolts and connected a chain to that then drilled the LF frame rail for an eyebolt to pass through, tacked on a large reinforcing plate on the outside and adjusted the eyebol...

RicksNeon

There are 9 different ways to do it, take your pick. I used a 1gen cloud car donor. (and cloud car accys) Don't forget the 24# injectors, many say you don't need them, but rave when they install them. (not 19# not 21#, 24#) Some need a 58# regulator as well. Use a PT exhaust manifold instead of a he...

RicksNeon

Sorry no logs, I never got the MS3 to record . Being a Symtech unit I would guess it is using the Opto circuit. As most favored that in those days. You might pop the covers off (and post pics of the top and bottom of the board) to see what they did. Brian had it working pretty well in his Standard_N...

RicksNeon

Have a sohc head with dohc pistons crane 16.. 180-190 is a little high with that cam. 140-150 might be a little on the low end but a 10psi difference isn't anything to go crazy over. Longer duration than stock of that cam bleeds off cranking pressure. I defer to the cam knowledgable one. Does it cl...

RicksNeon

No oil will not mess with sensor. It seemed to me that there may have been some random ignition events when the bearings went bad. I blew up a lot of motors before I figured out my problem. I would not accept limiting oil to the head, but that was not the cause. Limiting oil to the head would have j...

RicksNeon

180-190+

more important is that they are all the same

RicksNeon

Are you grounding DB37 pin #15-19 directly to the motor? (Assuming MS2 v3.0 board) Signal returns should go to a low number ground terminal. Stock coil? Stock injectors? No sync loss? Which conditioning circuit are you using? If you are using the opto-isolator, what mods have you made to the circuit...

RicksNeon

A bad alternator, dead battery, battery charger (especially one on BOOST) will give your MS a seizure. Charge the battery first, I charge them overnight with a FLOAT type charger (Battery Tender) I leave a battery tender on any stored battery (it dramatically extends battery life). CHANGE YOUR OIL!!!!

RicksNeon

Post the data and your pitch so I can paste it into the form and I'll submit it to.

RicksNeon

rotted out fill pipe?

RicksNeon

Just put in a set of 24# injectors and you may not need a tuner.

You can go one step further and install a 58# FPR, but do the injectors first.

RicksNeon

Rotate cam magnet?

Re-pin computer PCM connector for 2.4 configuration?

RicksNeon

Loosen gas cap, it may set a code but will not affect operation unless tank venting is an issue, in which case it will fix it.

I will otherwise default to my standard melted wire harness diagnosis. See the "no start" sticky.

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