1988 BII Problems

84_4x4 · Post by **84_4x4** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:32 pm

is it pulling any codes or is your distributer cap or rotor cracked sounds like your just replacing parts might be easier to get a scan tool and try to pull codes

ranger5.0 · Post by **ranger5.0** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:33 pm

I'm still wondering what a starter relay is???

Limited · Post by **Limited** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:55 am

I found out that its not the STARTER RELAY (if you dont know what that is its connects the current from your keys to your starter.............. I think you are just being a dick though)

It was a relay that was under the fuse box under the hood. There is three of them, I replaced the one that was clicking but it did not help, but I found one of the 3 was getting hot just from me turning the engine over... Also looks like shit, so I can going to replace that one, if that does nothing than I will pick up a code reader.

Anyone know what those three relays are under the fuse box?

84_4x4 · Post by **84_4x4** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:06 pm

ranger5.0 wrote:I'm still wondering what a starter relay is???

you might know it as a starter solenoid which would defiatly not be the problem since it is operated only by the ignition switch so if this was clucking it would be a bad ign switch

Limited · Post by **Limited** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:33 pm

yeah a starter solenoid. It may be the differnce between us

and

I donno... But you get the idea. But its deffently not that. At lunch time today I picked up 2 new Relays, one for the fuel pump, PCM
Ill put em in tonite see if it helps

Limited · Post by **Limited** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:18 pm

alright I got it to start with no problems now. First it ran sooooooooooooooooo bad, missing, blowing black smoke like crazy! So I took the new computer I just put in and put my old one back in, and it works alot better now. No engine light or anything. But now it still doesent run so good, when I crank the wheel and press the break it dies out, just feels weak as hell. And it sputters all the way down the street. But no engine light at all.
Any idea why its runnung like poop? I did put new plugs in, but think maybe when it was running with the other computer it could have fouled them?

84_4x4 · Post by **84_4x4** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:41 pm

you may have fouled them or in the process of replacing parts you could have installed a bad part or unhooked vaccum lines making it run rich i would pull plugs and inspect then clean off and put back in if they are not to bad