first e30 w/ m50 swap IDLES ROUGH

[e30rapidic]

well damn, hopefully someone else will chime in and help out

[ck_taft325is]

It's vacuum leaks. I'm headed down to his place on Friday and I'm going to help him trouble shoot a few things.

[blackhawkimpact]

I did a quick photoshop. You need to push the clip up with your finger or a screwdriver. That's how it sits also.

[nwe30]

thanks guys for all your help. really exemplifies the e30 communal support!

+1 to chris for planning to come help this Friday. i will let you guys know what the underlying problem was.

[Cyrix2k]

I'm still going with the intake boot. Unplug the maf and see if it fires up.

[PNWDan]

TPS.. The TPS wil cause the ICV to open and close irratically and the idle will hunt like yours. Hit the AC button and see if the idle jumps up when you do.

[boyd_dave]

reading this thread from start to finish is pretty funny.

[PNWDan]

reading this thread from start to finish is pretty funny.

Um why

[nwe30]

updated video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0zQx1X1Y7c

updated video

[ck_taft325is]

Hey, drive this to Parker's shop tomorrow. That's definitely drivable and, we can get it straightened out. I'll be there morning until I'm finished putting up a work bench or two.

You've still got a vacuum leak but it's definitely getting closer to done. Congrats on making so much progress already :)

[nwe30]

im tellin you...it keeps stalling!
i can't even reverse. it stalls in reverse.

[nwe30]

this is the piece that hooks into the MAF sensor which is attached to the air intake





you can tell that one of the holes looks different from the others. the others have a copper looking finish inside the hole but the one at the bottom in the picture is just black. could this be causing my idling problems?

[ck_taft325is]

Alrighty, I'll head down to your place once I'm done at Parker's shop and see if I can find anything helpful! Sorry again about today. Just far to hectic with work and the like! Apologies and hope to see you tomorrow ;) Let's hope for some good weather...

[e30rapidic]

you said you ran the fuel tank really low. Have you checked the fuel filter?? It could be clogged up. How many miles on it?

[nwe30]

im not sure how to check the fuel filter. where is this?
im not sure how many miles are on it. the previous owner had an m50 engine swap and the engine has 68k on it.