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 Post subject: au motor into ea swap not running right
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:16 pm 
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hey everyone, my ea falcon has an au motor with el ignition and computer and has always been on gas but wen we swapped it into this car and changed it onto straight fuel it wont run right and ive changed the whole ignition system any ideas??it was originally in my old eb falcon.

 

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 Post subject: Re: au motor into ea swap not running right
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:17 pm 
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if it runs fine on gas, its obviously a fuel issue, injectors, fuel filter, fuel pump ect..
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 Post subject: Re: au motor into ea swap not running right
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:21 pm 
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ireplaced fuel pump, fuel filter, leads, sparkplugs, coil, all the sensors it jus plays up at 2000rpm, and doesnt go as hard as it should, but i have a port and polished head and decked

 

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EA falcon lowered, 5 speed, custom body kit. (in the making)
1959 star model customline getting restored.
AU ute, xr6 front, vct engine, lowered and rims.

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 Post subject: Re: au motor into ea swap not running right
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:43 pm 
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what about the injectors???
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 Post subject: Re: au motor into ea swap not running right
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:47 pm 
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ye put a whole rail and injectors from an au

 

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EA falcon lowered, 5 speed, custom body kit. (in the making)
1959 star model customline getting restored.
AU ute, xr6 front, vct engine, lowered and rims.

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 Post subject: Re: au motor into ea swap not running right
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:57 pm 
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Map or o2 sensor.
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 Post subject: Re: au motor into ea swap not running right
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:00 pm 
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havent tried the 02 sensor yet but have replaced the map sensor

 

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EA falcon lowered, 5 speed, custom body kit. (in the making)
1959 star model customline getting restored.
AU ute, xr6 front, vct engine, lowered and rims.

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 Post subject: Re: au motor into ea swap not running right
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 12:03 pm 
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Make sure you have the engine earthed properly.
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 Post subject: Re: au motor into ea swap not running right
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 1:28 pm 
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well im puttin a new dizzy and 02 sensor in it today, and will go over all the earths again. thanks

 

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EA falcon lowered, 5 speed, custom body kit. (in the making)
1959 star model customline getting restored.
AU ute, xr6 front, vct engine, lowered and rims.

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 Post subject: Re: au motor into ea swap not running right
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:13 pm 
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Do the computer diagnostics and see what error codes it throws up?

 

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Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:20 pm 
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not running a chip by any chance are you?

 

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