Here's a background on my E30
Changed headgasket (and every other gasket included in a headgasket set) which was correlated to my overheating problem
changed sparkplugs
changed thermostat
It was running fine 2 days ago right after I changed the gaskets.
I noticed on WOT I would get misfires near 5.5k RPM, like the "pop pop pop" on two-step systems, but it only did that sometimes.
I have an arching between my connections on the distributor cap, but it only happens like twice a minute.
So anyway, I was driving around for about 10minutes, it was raining and it was cold, and I just stopped at a stop sign. I go, and about 4 seconds later, "Check Engine" goes on, and my RPM's start to go from 2.5RPM to surging through 1.5-2.5rpm. Then it shuts off.
I return later with my dad's car as the rain just calmed down. I return about an hour and a half later. I try to start it up, nothing. On top of that my battery's low so there's not enough "push" to really start it up if I tried again.
Pop the hood, jiggle some wires between the spark plugs and the distributor cap, hoping something was loose.
I put jumper wires so I can charge up the battery so I can have more push. Turn the key, and it turns on instantly? So I drive it home, no problem.
I kept the car running in front of my house to charge up the battery. I left it there for about 10 minutes. Then I got in, turned it off, and turned it back off to see if it would die on me. It didn't.
So I go about 200 yards, in 3rd gear at 35mph, and then my RPM's start to become erratic again! I'm like "Oh yeah I'm gonna save it this time," so I downshift to 2nd, hoping to keep the engine running, it's still surging and obviously wants to die. I put it in 1st, and the rear tires lock up (because the engine is dead) and now I'm sideways in one of the busiest intersections in my town. Thank god the E30 is light, pushed it with ease.
Oh it was still raining calmly and it was cold. My lights were on but my wipers werent, I was trying to conserve battery.
Now it's stuck there, parked. It's not starting up, I tried to charge the battery to give a little more umph, but nothing is happening.
I'm clueless. Help?
sorry for the long read, I was trying to be as detailed as I could be.
SPARKNOTES:
Car misfires sometimes in WOT. It was raining, car shut off even in gear. It starts up much later, and I drive it around, car shuts off still in gear. It doesn't start up anymore.
Changed headgasket (and every other gasket included in a headgasket set) which was correlated to my overheating problem
changed sparkplugs
changed thermostat
It was running fine 2 days ago right after I changed the gaskets.
I noticed on WOT I would get misfires near 5.5k RPM, like the "pop pop pop" on two-step systems, but it only did that sometimes.
I have an arching between my connections on the distributor cap, but it only happens like twice a minute.
So anyway, I was driving around for about 10minutes, it was raining and it was cold, and I just stopped at a stop sign. I go, and about 4 seconds later, "Check Engine" goes on, and my RPM's start to go from 2.5RPM to surging through 1.5-2.5rpm. Then it shuts off.
I return later with my dad's car as the rain just calmed down. I return about an hour and a half later. I try to start it up, nothing. On top of that my battery's low so there's not enough "push" to really start it up if I tried again.
Pop the hood, jiggle some wires between the spark plugs and the distributor cap, hoping something was loose.
I put jumper wires so I can charge up the battery so I can have more push. Turn the key, and it turns on instantly? So I drive it home, no problem.
I kept the car running in front of my house to charge up the battery. I left it there for about 10 minutes. Then I got in, turned it off, and turned it back off to see if it would die on me. It didn't.
So I go about 200 yards, in 3rd gear at 35mph, and then my RPM's start to become erratic again! I'm like "Oh yeah I'm gonna save it this time," so I downshift to 2nd, hoping to keep the engine running, it's still surging and obviously wants to die. I put it in 1st, and the rear tires lock up (because the engine is dead) and now I'm sideways in one of the busiest intersections in my town. Thank god the E30 is light, pushed it with ease.
Oh it was still raining calmly and it was cold. My lights were on but my wipers werent, I was trying to conserve battery.
Now it's stuck there, parked. It's not starting up, I tried to charge the battery to give a little more umph, but nothing is happening.
I'm clueless. Help?
sorry for the long read, I was trying to be as detailed as I could be.
SPARKNOTES:
Car misfires sometimes in WOT. It was raining, car shut off even in gear. It starts up much later, and I drive it around, car shuts off still in gear. It doesn't start up anymore.
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