Originally Posted by BlackMagic

Hey Guys, Thanks for the post!

IanH:

I tried all day to disconnect the dash paneling so I can look at the wiring but I couldn't pry the covers off of the top of the dash to remove the paneling. I followed all the directions in my Haynes manual and still no luck. I checked the wire that goes from te tach to the distributor and its plugged in, so I'm suspecting that the problem is on the inside of the car, behind the dash. Next time I am able to borrow a car to work on my car I will check what you suggest IF I can get behind the freakin' dash!

Ok slow down a bit. If the tach wire is joined at the distributor Ok then next thing to check is the power. You should have a 12V and ground coming off this Tach. Check where they go to and check for an added fuse at or near one end of the 12V wire.

To get the cluster out or get to the radio and the little bin out ?

The only way that I can describe the noise is I start the car (which is no longer a problem) and the idle is very rough, and it sounds like there's something rattling, and if I push on the gas, the car gets a little bit louder but it sounds like a dirt bike when you rev it up. I looked at my exhaust pipe and it looks fine.

Now you are worring me that you have changed the timing without a timing light and putting the eCU in the correct mode to set it. There is a thread on how to do this. Do you have a timing light? does it seem like it is running on all 4 cylinders ?

Also....I was thinking...before I brought the car into the shop, it was running fine. When I got it back (after it was broken down) I noticed they put in different spark plugs, and a different battery. Is it possible that the problem could be the gap on my spark plugs?? I've adjusted the distributor while the car has been running and it seems to run best when it is at the line (which was already drawn on the distributor). I don't have a spark plug socket, but I do have all of my spark plugs (which they removed), so I guess when I get to my car next time, I can just put my plugs in and see if it runs any better.

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