VTS Engine problems - No Rev counter - Strange idle tone

[Mango_Wes]

Right the VTS has been a project being rebuilt through the year, i have started it the odd occasion to make sure its not seized and so on.


I fitted a Saxsport system today, and ticked the car over, I had to really give it some gas to get it kicked over, and when it did kick over when I let me foot off the pedal it would cut out?


The rev counter has also stopped for some reason? Why the numbers on the dials are a funny sort of .. well, they look strange, so im assuming its a eathing fault.

i checked all fuse's and all where fine so I assume its a earth.

When i finally got it running for a while I adjusted the rev cable pin to keep it at like 2k revs to keep it running.

but when it goes to like 1k, it sounds like its cammed, :S and the engine shudders at high note of the exhaust.

I didn't have the lamba plugged in, would this effect that? Cause the problem?



Also do you know where all the earths are? So I can check them.


Thanks

[stevo67]

The lambda would affect the running yes,also you may have some damp in the electrics(depending)on where you keep the car mate.

[Mango_Wes]

The lambda would affect the running yes,also you may have some damp in the electrics(depending)on where you keep the car mate.

Thanks for the reply Stevo, I took the coil pack off and gave it a clean and some WD40 and some new plugs, and it was 'better' but its still running 'lumpy' thats the only way i can explain it, it sounds cammed but its got standard cams ...

I will do the cable for the Lambda then and see what difference it makes then :)

[Cam]

Mines the exact same, it got worse now it wont idle at all i can not figure it out.

[Chr15]

is it sean's engine too wes? im sure he said it was cammed.

[sam_16v]

also check the earth point in the passenger footwell under a dash bolt

[Mango_Wes]

is it sean's engine too wes? im sure he said it was cammed.

Yes chris its seans engine, its a proper hungry grow ;) Going to check the passenger one tomorrow