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Originally Posted by JamesDean
Alright, new wires installed. No real big difference. Maybe it starts up quicker. Didn't really expect huge results. I know that I have never changed the wires on this car. I would have used more zip ties than whomever did it before me.
I have no record of the wires ever being changed. However my records are not 100% complete and it seems unlikely that these wires are 220k old.
I also changed a vacuum line, it goes between the two pipes that connect to the IACV. For some reason my "old" pipe was pinched at one end preventing air flow.
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The "pinched" vac tube between the IAC lines is on purpose, that was a revision made in 1988 onward, on 86/87 its open. Mine is pinched shut also.
Sounds a lot like a failing fuel pump relay. I have records for my car showing it being replaced about 5 years ago for the same issue. I replaced my fuel pumps last year as they were quite noisy and pulling higher amps, which can destroy the relay. May be the same issue on your car...
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