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Old 08-16-2014, 04:30 PM   #1
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Engine missing, won't idle

My engine is missing and it won't idle, and the only way I have a chance at getting to 55 mph is by starting at the top of a BIG hill. Any ideas?
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Old 08-16-2014, 05:00 PM   #2
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Re: Engine missing, won't idle

My father used to walk 10 miles to school uphill, both ways, My suggestion is that you find that school and live there.
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Old 08-16-2014, 05:16 PM   #3
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Re: Engine missing, won't idle

If it has a bad idle that won't adjust, possibly a vacuum leak?
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Old 08-16-2014, 05:20 PM   #4
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My engine is missing and it won't idle...Any ideas?
I was thinking bad points or maybe a bad plug/wire, but from here the picture indicates a high-mileage engine, so I would do a compression check as well.

Intake bolts may have loosened up and that would also would explain the miss.
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Old 08-16-2014, 05:40 PM   #5
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Re: Engine missing, won't idle

Not only the engine is missing, but the exhaust manifolds are too
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Old 08-16-2014, 06:07 PM   #6
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Re: Engine missing, won't idle

Probably a plugged fuel line.
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Old 08-16-2014, 06:45 PM   #7
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Seems like it maybe running lean.
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Old 08-16-2014, 07:31 PM   #8
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Re: Engine missing, won't idle

I'll bet you a dollar "the engine ran fine when pulled"
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Old 08-16-2014, 07:54 PM   #9
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Re: Engine missing, won't idle

Walllll, I think part of yer problem is that the tranny ain't hooked up right! :-B
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Old 08-16-2014, 09:56 PM   #10
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Re: Engine missing, won't idle

You guys are missing it.

It just needs the muffler bearings replaced.
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