Re: IAT Adjuster and Pinging

From: KCDak (jasonmanderson@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Sep 27 2001 - 14:44:34 EDT


Yes, unfortunately it does ping now with it off. I'm going to try unhooking
the IAT all-together and see if I still have the problem. Is it possible
that the adjuster is bad? I know you haven't had many returned, so I
wouldn't think that that was the problem, but I'm not sure at this point
what else it could be.

Jason

<bernd@texas.net> wrote in message
news:200109271816.f8RIG1Q24483@mw1.texas.net...
>
> Correct, if the connections are bad, the MIL will turn on.
>
> Does it ping with the box OFF?
>
> (General Rule with the IAT Adjuster: 20-25 degrees cooler on the dial
than the
> outside temp. If the outside temp is 70 degrees or cooler, turn the IAT
> Adjuster OFF.)
>
> - Bernd
>
> > The outside temp is right around 70-75. As for the setting, I have
tried it
> > between 11-3 o'clock. For the most part I'm getting the pinging on WOT
or
> > close to it. Either way, I had no problems at all with pinging before.
I'm
> > assuming that if there is a bad connection that I would get a check
engine
> > light...correct?
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > Jason
> >
> >
> >
> > <bernd@texas.net> wrote in message
> > news:200109271757.f8RHv7K11592@mw3.texas.net...
> > >
> > > Jason,
> > >
> > > What's the outside temperature?
> > >
> > > No, you shouldn't have any pinging at all unless there's another
problem
> > > somewhere or the IAT Adjuster is set too cold (30 degrees or colder on
the
> > > dial).
> > >
> > > - Bernd
> > >
> > >
> > > > I just installed the IAT Adjuster this weekend, but now I'm having
some
> > > > pinging problems. The only other mod that I have is the Autolite
> > 3923's. I
> > > > have always run 87 octane gas and never had a problem with pinging
until
> > > > after I installed this. It also doesn't seem to matter if I have
the
> > until
> > > > on or off, or even if I run 91 octane. The temperature here has
been
> > right
> > > > around 70, and I know that the adjuster is really meant to be used
in
> > higher
> > > > temperatures, but should I still get the pinging even at this temp?
Is
> > it
> > > > possible that I wired this wrong or the connections using the
posi-lock
> > > > connectors are bad? Any help is greatly appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Jason
> > > > 00 Sport Quad 4.7L 4x4 3.55
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>



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