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87 b2 always dies when i step on the gas

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:29 am
by caccia
Need help figuring out why my broco dies when I give it gas.

Re: 87 b2 always dies when i step on the gas

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:33 am
by drofman
air flilter? fuel fliter? tune up? fuel pressure? need more info.

Re: 87 b2 always dies when i step on the gas

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 3:05 pm
by caccia
Starts fine, it can idle, but when I accelerate it dies. Before it did this the engine would stutter and lose power, than it would die. Air filters good, fuel pumps work fine.

Re: 87 b2 always dies when i step on the gas

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:41 pm
by drofman
I would check fuel pressure but you didn't say if you gave it a tune up or fuel filter

Re: 87 b2 always dies when i step on the gas

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:20 pm
by kirkland2887
i have seen the throttle position sensor cause that problem

Re: 87 b2 always dies when i step on the gas

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:53 pm
by caccia
How would I check that

Re: 87 b2 always dies when i step on the gas

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:03 pm
by kirkland2887
use a volt meter to check voltage at the connector. at idle you should have less than 1 volt. at full throttle you should not have more than 5 volts. make sure that the voltage changes smoothly as the throttle opens. not sure which wire is which off hand. one of the wires will have constant power and one of the wires is a signal wire. you need to check the signal wire

Re: 87 b2 always dies when i step on the gas

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:37 pm
by caccia
I changed the fuel filter and its good to go now.