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« Last post by SC S12 on 07:12:35 AM / 01-Aug-20 »
New updates.
Did Timing Belt and water pump+thermostat (stock temp), front main, and front cam seals, plugs +wires + dizzy cap and rotor like 2 months back.
Drove the car roughly 1k miles since, And it was doing great. Too good honestly. 28MPG first tank with AC on. Tanks on this last Trip where 27 (73MPH) and 36MPG return (67mph)
At the end of a 450 mile road trip where it functioned perfectly, it started doing this crap again about 3 miles from my house so badly that foot to the floor in 3rd gear it would slow down.
Engine takes FOREVER to warm up (like 15 minutes idle) It only reaches 1 bar into the operating range. Suspect timing is just too far advanced. I don't suspect that its a thermostat as its a new one.
Very low/rough idle when cold. Sometimes nearly stalls when clutching coming to a stop. Ocassional misfire at 40-50MPG in high gear at moderate acceleration. Cannot hear if its pinging.
Base Timing checks out perfectly at 4-5* BTDC. HOWEVER Vacuum advance at idle is about 22* again, instead of 14-16*. The lightest blip of the throttle pushes the advance i'm Guessing all the way to max (maybe 40* ?)
Will replace TVV and Update later today.
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