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[Ashyie_Ferio]

hye all. i've just overhauled my engine about a week ago...
so im wondering how long must i take mt foot off the pedal. hehhehe.
so sleepy la driving slow. dangerous. what do y'all say?
500km, or 5000km?

 

[xtremeleo]

i always practice to whack it right after the rings are changed, warm it up 20minutes den terus pegi rembat. of course, i usually run it in a good 1000km if the bearings are changed

 

[Ashyie_Ferio]

i think many things were changed in my car. so i think, 1000km shud be long enough la kot. but sometimes when the car temp is high, i find it hard to start the car. opinions?

 

[xtremeleo]

does it start right up when the engine has been left for a long time? when u say hard to start, does it crank long before starting up? or does it lags before cranking?

 

[Ashyie_Ferio]

when the engine is cool its okay.. when left for a little while, like turning the car off to fill up gas, or go to 7e, it takes 2 3 turns of the key and a bit of gas to start the car.

 

[xtremeleo]

ohh, maybe u r running a tad rich sir, even when the car has warmed up. please check the plugs and the thermostat; whether the thermostat is still in good condition or if u have it in the system. from what uve written, i think its neither electrical nor u have a problem with ur starter

 

[Ashyie_Ferio]

hmmm.. if rich how to adjust? need to go dyno ar?

 

[xtremeleo]

dyno not needed imo, have u checked the plugs yet?

 

[Ashyie_Ferio]

not yet sir. how to check if running rich or not?

 

[xtremeleo]

there are an indicator on the plugs dat is able to show the mixture state, if its bright brown-grey-ish in colour, den its good. if its much darker den dat, u r running rich. at least dats the basic info in reading plugs. maybe u can post a pix on d plugs so we are able to help more

 

[Ashyie_Ferio]

tq sir.. but before that. i have another problem. it seems that my throttle body gets stuck. i mean, it wont return to its initial position. probably spring or cable. any diy tips? already tried spraying wd-40 on the spring, doesnt work.

 

[xtremeleo]

there are two springs in the throttle cable linkages, one is on the throttle body and another is on the throttle pedal. check which is stuck, and lubricate them if needed, with a good quality grease

 

[Ashyie_Ferio]

thnx bro. much appreciated

 

[xtremeleo]

of course the cable may also get stucked in its casing, for dat u can get carbon talc and insert in there. as carbon is a self lubricated material, it will lubricate the cable inside there and avoid the cable from getting stuck. fussy ler tapi..

 

[D7zul]

when the engine is cool its okay.. when left for a little while, like turning the car off to fill up gas, or go to 7e, it takes 2 3 turns of the key and a bit of gas to start the car.

i use to have this problem..

what i do was.. take out the original trumpet inside the plenum

i'm using 20v.. so, i recommend this to all 20valver..

other engine.. not sure..

 

[Ashyie_Ferio]

tried lubricating both the pedal and the throttle body using wd40. still the same. hmmm...

 

[xtremeleo]

must be in the cable then, u can try this method.. just pump the throttle pedal for sum times, and see if dat releases the stuckiness (lol), dont pump too hard ler tapi

 

[Ashyie_Ferio]

first its hard, then after a little force. it gets stuck. pranngggg. hahahaha

 

[D7zul]

first its hard, then after a little force. it gets stuck. pranngggg. hahahaha

try dismantle everything & check part by part

Gudluck

 

[Ashyie_Ferio]

lack of know how and equipment. i'll try my best. thnx for the input all.