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I've searched much and haven't found this identical problem with any other TPI people.
I have a '92 TPI off a Z28 in my '99 TJ crawler. About 2 months ago, I put a brand new GM 350ci/250hp crate engine in the beast and used all the existing intake/distributor/Painless harness etc. The last engine was totally hydrolocked when I purchased the rig.
The thing has run great every day since the engine install, starting it up here down in warm Sacramento. Usually the temp outside is 70-95f. We took it up to the Rubicon a few weekends ago and went to start it up at about 0800 in the a.m. after camping out, it was about 40-45 deg f out. The thing just flooded the engine like crazy. Pulled the plugs and most all were saturated with gas. Burned out each cylinder with a propane torch mult. times. After messing with it for about 4 hrs, finally got it running on about 6 cylinders and hit the trail. In about 30 minuites, it was back running on 8 and purring like a kitten.
Got it back home in Sac. Next day, started it up at about 80 deg out, runs like a champ.
Any idea what sensor/ what malfunction is going on here? Tried using a OBD1 reader on it to see if there was any codes thrown, but there is no longer a "check engine light" to use in reading the code pulse. Thanks for the help.
Adam
I have a '92 TPI off a Z28 in my '99 TJ crawler. About 2 months ago, I put a brand new GM 350ci/250hp crate engine in the beast and used all the existing intake/distributor/Painless harness etc. The last engine was totally hydrolocked when I purchased the rig.
The thing has run great every day since the engine install, starting it up here down in warm Sacramento. Usually the temp outside is 70-95f. We took it up to the Rubicon a few weekends ago and went to start it up at about 0800 in the a.m. after camping out, it was about 40-45 deg f out. The thing just flooded the engine like crazy. Pulled the plugs and most all were saturated with gas. Burned out each cylinder with a propane torch mult. times. After messing with it for about 4 hrs, finally got it running on about 6 cylinders and hit the trail. In about 30 minuites, it was back running on 8 and purring like a kitten.
Got it back home in Sac. Next day, started it up at about 80 deg out, runs like a champ.
Any idea what sensor/ what malfunction is going on here? Tried using a OBD1 reader on it to see if there was any codes thrown, but there is no longer a "check engine light" to use in reading the code pulse. Thanks for the help.
Adam