Got MPI. Now can't loose PING
10-05-2003, 02:45 AM
#31
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Re: Got MPI. Now can't loose PING
You mentioned in an earlier post that you hear your "ping" at idle, but not
under load. If that's the case, I'd bet you're not hearing pinging.
Something else is making your noise.
In message <blo8bh$e40ij$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de>, "William Oliveri"
wrote:
>Well, now that I have MPI on my CJ7 I now have PING I can't get rid of. I'm
>running 91 octane (highest in California). JeepsRUs pulled the timing back
>6 degrees. I put cooler spark plugs in at Hesco's recommendation. After
>all that I still have the ping.
>
>From here I know of a couple of routes to go which actually can blend
>together.
>
>First, an adjustable fuel pressure regulator which both Hesco and JeepsRUs
>said might be necessary. The downside is price. Hesco charges 180
>something for this piece. Here I don't know if this will definitely clear
>up the ping.
>
>The other route is the 4.0L head. I'm told that will definitely clear up
>any ping. Since I already have a 4.0L head sitting in my back yard all
>ready to go I was thinking of just going to that. I only need to get a 4.0L
>manifold to make it work. The downside of that is the amount of work I need
>to do. Basically tear the whole thing apart again to put the head and
>manifold on.
>
>
>Anyone else run into this problem and found a work around?
>
>Any other suggestions?
>
>Oh, one other thing I noticed. After I put new plugs in I took a look at
>them to see their condition. It seems (and I've noticed this with the carb
>and two sets of plugs in the MPI) that a carbon trace forms down one side
>(about 10% of the radius of the white part) of the plug on all plugs. Is
>this normal or is this fouling and if it is fouling what could be causing
>it? Could it be the 4.2L head might cause this? Valves? What?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Bill
>
>
>
>
>
>
under load. If that's the case, I'd bet you're not hearing pinging.
Something else is making your noise.
In message <blo8bh$e40ij$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de>, "William Oliveri"
wrote:
>Well, now that I have MPI on my CJ7 I now have PING I can't get rid of. I'm
>running 91 octane (highest in California). JeepsRUs pulled the timing back
>6 degrees. I put cooler spark plugs in at Hesco's recommendation. After
>all that I still have the ping.
>
>From here I know of a couple of routes to go which actually can blend
>together.
>
>First, an adjustable fuel pressure regulator which both Hesco and JeepsRUs
>said might be necessary. The downside is price. Hesco charges 180
>something for this piece. Here I don't know if this will definitely clear
>up the ping.
>
>The other route is the 4.0L head. I'm told that will definitely clear up
>any ping. Since I already have a 4.0L head sitting in my back yard all
>ready to go I was thinking of just going to that. I only need to get a 4.0L
>manifold to make it work. The downside of that is the amount of work I need
>to do. Basically tear the whole thing apart again to put the head and
>manifold on.
>
>
>Anyone else run into this problem and found a work around?
>
>Any other suggestions?
>
>Oh, one other thing I noticed. After I put new plugs in I took a look at
>them to see their condition. It seems (and I've noticed this with the carb
>and two sets of plugs in the MPI) that a carbon trace forms down one side
>(about 10% of the radius of the white part) of the plug on all plugs. Is
>this normal or is this fouling and if it is fouling what could be causing
>it? Could it be the 4.2L head might cause this? Valves? What?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Bill
>
>
>
>
>
>
10-05-2003, 02:58 AM
#32
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Re: Got MPI. Now can't loose PING
I found that was not ping but some kind of belt noise I was hearing in the
earlier post. Also, at that time, I didn't have the distributor set
correctly becasue I didn't have an indexing pin when I first set it so it
wasn't firing correctly. Since I reset the distributor I am now hearing
ping. This is definitely ping and I don't hear it at idle but do hear it
under load. Also, it's easier to hear at lower speeds than higher.
bill
"bllsht" <nospam@invaliddot.net> wrote in message
news:eqevnv4tuh4rbqal6kctf0jpt8qrsk97a2@4ax.com...
> You mentioned in an earlier post that you hear your "ping" at idle, but
not
> under load. If that's the case, I'd bet you're not hearing pinging.
>
> Something else is making your noise.
>
>
> In message <blo8bh$e40ij$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de>, "William
Oliveri"
> wrote:
>
> >Well, now that I have MPI on my CJ7 I now have PING I can't get rid of.
I'm
> >running 91 octane (highest in California). JeepsRUs pulled the timing
back
> >6 degrees. I put cooler spark plugs in at Hesco's recommendation. After
> >all that I still have the ping.
> >
> >From here I know of a couple of routes to go which actually can blend
> >together.
> >
> >First, an adjustable fuel pressure regulator which both Hesco and
JeepsRUs
> >said might be necessary. The downside is price. Hesco charges 180
> >something for this piece. Here I don't know if this will definitely
clear
> >up the ping.
> >
> >The other route is the 4.0L head. I'm told that will definitely clear up
> >any ping. Since I already have a 4.0L head sitting in my back yard all
> >ready to go I was thinking of just going to that. I only need to get a
4.0L
> >manifold to make it work. The downside of that is the amount of work I
need
> >to do. Basically tear the whole thing apart again to put the head and
> >manifold on.
> >
> >
> >Anyone else run into this problem and found a work around?
> >
> >Any other suggestions?
> >
> >Oh, one other thing I noticed. After I put new plugs in I took a look at
> >them to see their condition. It seems (and I've noticed this with the
carb
> >and two sets of plugs in the MPI) that a carbon trace forms down one side
> >(about 10% of the radius of the white part) of the plug on all plugs. Is
> >this normal or is this fouling and if it is fouling what could be causing
> >it? Could it be the 4.2L head might cause this? Valves? What?
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >
> >Bill
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
earlier post. Also, at that time, I didn't have the distributor set
correctly becasue I didn't have an indexing pin when I first set it so it
wasn't firing correctly. Since I reset the distributor I am now hearing
ping. This is definitely ping and I don't hear it at idle but do hear it
under load. Also, it's easier to hear at lower speeds than higher.
bill
"bllsht" <nospam@invaliddot.net> wrote in message
news:eqevnv4tuh4rbqal6kctf0jpt8qrsk97a2@4ax.com...
> You mentioned in an earlier post that you hear your "ping" at idle, but
not
> under load. If that's the case, I'd bet you're not hearing pinging.
>
> Something else is making your noise.
>
>
> In message <blo8bh$e40ij$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de>, "William
Oliveri"
> wrote:
>
> >Well, now that I have MPI on my CJ7 I now have PING I can't get rid of.
I'm
> >running 91 octane (highest in California). JeepsRUs pulled the timing
back
> >6 degrees. I put cooler spark plugs in at Hesco's recommendation. After
> >all that I still have the ping.
> >
> >From here I know of a couple of routes to go which actually can blend
> >together.
> >
> >First, an adjustable fuel pressure regulator which both Hesco and
JeepsRUs
> >said might be necessary. The downside is price. Hesco charges 180
> >something for this piece. Here I don't know if this will definitely
clear
> >up the ping.
> >
> >The other route is the 4.0L head. I'm told that will definitely clear up
> >any ping. Since I already have a 4.0L head sitting in my back yard all
> >ready to go I was thinking of just going to that. I only need to get a
4.0L
> >manifold to make it work. The downside of that is the amount of work I
need
> >to do. Basically tear the whole thing apart again to put the head and
> >manifold on.
> >
> >
> >Anyone else run into this problem and found a work around?
> >
> >Any other suggestions?
> >
> >Oh, one other thing I noticed. After I put new plugs in I took a look at
> >them to see their condition. It seems (and I've noticed this with the
carb
> >and two sets of plugs in the MPI) that a carbon trace forms down one side
> >(about 10% of the radius of the white part) of the plug on all plugs. Is
> >this normal or is this fouling and if it is fouling what could be causing
> >it? Could it be the 4.2L head might cause this? Valves? What?
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >
> >Bill
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
10-05-2003, 02:58 AM
#33
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Re: Got MPI. Now can't loose PING
I found that was not ping but some kind of belt noise I was hearing in the
earlier post. Also, at that time, I didn't have the distributor set
correctly becasue I didn't have an indexing pin when I first set it so it
wasn't firing correctly. Since I reset the distributor I am now hearing
ping. This is definitely ping and I don't hear it at idle but do hear it
under load. Also, it's easier to hear at lower speeds than higher.
bill
"bllsht" <nospam@invaliddot.net> wrote in message
news:eqevnv4tuh4rbqal6kctf0jpt8qrsk97a2@4ax.com...
> You mentioned in an earlier post that you hear your "ping" at idle, but
not
> under load. If that's the case, I'd bet you're not hearing pinging.
>
> Something else is making your noise.
>
>
> In message <blo8bh$e40ij$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de>, "William
Oliveri"
> wrote:
>
> >Well, now that I have MPI on my CJ7 I now have PING I can't get rid of.
I'm
> >running 91 octane (highest in California). JeepsRUs pulled the timing
back
> >6 degrees. I put cooler spark plugs in at Hesco's recommendation. After
> >all that I still have the ping.
> >
> >From here I know of a couple of routes to go which actually can blend
> >together.
> >
> >First, an adjustable fuel pressure regulator which both Hesco and
JeepsRUs
> >said might be necessary. The downside is price. Hesco charges 180
> >something for this piece. Here I don't know if this will definitely
clear
> >up the ping.
> >
> >The other route is the 4.0L head. I'm told that will definitely clear up
> >any ping. Since I already have a 4.0L head sitting in my back yard all
> >ready to go I was thinking of just going to that. I only need to get a
4.0L
> >manifold to make it work. The downside of that is the amount of work I
need
> >to do. Basically tear the whole thing apart again to put the head and
> >manifold on.
> >
> >
> >Anyone else run into this problem and found a work around?
> >
> >Any other suggestions?
> >
> >Oh, one other thing I noticed. After I put new plugs in I took a look at
> >them to see their condition. It seems (and I've noticed this with the
carb
> >and two sets of plugs in the MPI) that a carbon trace forms down one side
> >(about 10% of the radius of the white part) of the plug on all plugs. Is
> >this normal or is this fouling and if it is fouling what could be causing
> >it? Could it be the 4.2L head might cause this? Valves? What?
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >
> >Bill
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
earlier post. Also, at that time, I didn't have the distributor set
correctly becasue I didn't have an indexing pin when I first set it so it
wasn't firing correctly. Since I reset the distributor I am now hearing
ping. This is definitely ping and I don't hear it at idle but do hear it
under load. Also, it's easier to hear at lower speeds than higher.
bill
"bllsht" <nospam@invaliddot.net> wrote in message
news:eqevnv4tuh4rbqal6kctf0jpt8qrsk97a2@4ax.com...
> You mentioned in an earlier post that you hear your "ping" at idle, but
not
> under load. If that's the case, I'd bet you're not hearing pinging.
>
> Something else is making your noise.
>
>
> In message <blo8bh$e40ij$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de>, "William
Oliveri"
> wrote:
>
> >Well, now that I have MPI on my CJ7 I now have PING I can't get rid of.
I'm
> >running 91 octane (highest in California). JeepsRUs pulled the timing
back
> >6 degrees. I put cooler spark plugs in at Hesco's recommendation. After
> >all that I still have the ping.
> >
> >From here I know of a couple of routes to go which actually can blend
> >together.
> >
> >First, an adjustable fuel pressure regulator which both Hesco and
JeepsRUs
> >said might be necessary. The downside is price. Hesco charges 180
> >something for this piece. Here I don't know if this will definitely
clear
> >up the ping.
> >
> >The other route is the 4.0L head. I'm told that will definitely clear up
> >any ping. Since I already have a 4.0L head sitting in my back yard all
> >ready to go I was thinking of just going to that. I only need to get a
4.0L
> >manifold to make it work. The downside of that is the amount of work I
need
> >to do. Basically tear the whole thing apart again to put the head and
> >manifold on.
> >
> >
> >Anyone else run into this problem and found a work around?
> >
> >Any other suggestions?
> >
> >Oh, one other thing I noticed. After I put new plugs in I took a look at
> >them to see their condition. It seems (and I've noticed this with the
carb
> >and two sets of plugs in the MPI) that a carbon trace forms down one side
> >(about 10% of the radius of the white part) of the plug on all plugs. Is
> >this normal or is this fouling and if it is fouling what could be causing
> >it? Could it be the 4.2L head might cause this? Valves? What?
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >
> >Bill
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
10-05-2003, 02:58 AM
#34
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Re: Got MPI. Now can't loose PING
I found that was not ping but some kind of belt noise I was hearing in the
earlier post. Also, at that time, I didn't have the distributor set
correctly becasue I didn't have an indexing pin when I first set it so it
wasn't firing correctly. Since I reset the distributor I am now hearing
ping. This is definitely ping and I don't hear it at idle but do hear it
under load. Also, it's easier to hear at lower speeds than higher.
bill
"bllsht" <nospam@invaliddot.net> wrote in message
news:eqevnv4tuh4rbqal6kctf0jpt8qrsk97a2@4ax.com...
> You mentioned in an earlier post that you hear your "ping" at idle, but
not
> under load. If that's the case, I'd bet you're not hearing pinging.
>
> Something else is making your noise.
>
>
> In message <blo8bh$e40ij$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de>, "William
Oliveri"
> wrote:
>
> >Well, now that I have MPI on my CJ7 I now have PING I can't get rid of.
I'm
> >running 91 octane (highest in California). JeepsRUs pulled the timing
back
> >6 degrees. I put cooler spark plugs in at Hesco's recommendation. After
> >all that I still have the ping.
> >
> >From here I know of a couple of routes to go which actually can blend
> >together.
> >
> >First, an adjustable fuel pressure regulator which both Hesco and
JeepsRUs
> >said might be necessary. The downside is price. Hesco charges 180
> >something for this piece. Here I don't know if this will definitely
clear
> >up the ping.
> >
> >The other route is the 4.0L head. I'm told that will definitely clear up
> >any ping. Since I already have a 4.0L head sitting in my back yard all
> >ready to go I was thinking of just going to that. I only need to get a
4.0L
> >manifold to make it work. The downside of that is the amount of work I
need
> >to do. Basically tear the whole thing apart again to put the head and
> >manifold on.
> >
> >
> >Anyone else run into this problem and found a work around?
> >
> >Any other suggestions?
> >
> >Oh, one other thing I noticed. After I put new plugs in I took a look at
> >them to see their condition. It seems (and I've noticed this with the
carb
> >and two sets of plugs in the MPI) that a carbon trace forms down one side
> >(about 10% of the radius of the white part) of the plug on all plugs. Is
> >this normal or is this fouling and if it is fouling what could be causing
> >it? Could it be the 4.2L head might cause this? Valves? What?
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >
> >Bill
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
earlier post. Also, at that time, I didn't have the distributor set
correctly becasue I didn't have an indexing pin when I first set it so it
wasn't firing correctly. Since I reset the distributor I am now hearing
ping. This is definitely ping and I don't hear it at idle but do hear it
under load. Also, it's easier to hear at lower speeds than higher.
bill
"bllsht" <nospam@invaliddot.net> wrote in message
news:eqevnv4tuh4rbqal6kctf0jpt8qrsk97a2@4ax.com...
> You mentioned in an earlier post that you hear your "ping" at idle, but
not
> under load. If that's the case, I'd bet you're not hearing pinging.
>
> Something else is making your noise.
>
>
> In message <blo8bh$e40ij$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de>, "William
Oliveri"
> wrote:
>
> >Well, now that I have MPI on my CJ7 I now have PING I can't get rid of.
I'm
> >running 91 octane (highest in California). JeepsRUs pulled the timing
back
> >6 degrees. I put cooler spark plugs in at Hesco's recommendation. After
> >all that I still have the ping.
> >
> >From here I know of a couple of routes to go which actually can blend
> >together.
> >
> >First, an adjustable fuel pressure regulator which both Hesco and
JeepsRUs
> >said might be necessary. The downside is price. Hesco charges 180
> >something for this piece. Here I don't know if this will definitely
clear
> >up the ping.
> >
> >The other route is the 4.0L head. I'm told that will definitely clear up
> >any ping. Since I already have a 4.0L head sitting in my back yard all
> >ready to go I was thinking of just going to that. I only need to get a
4.0L
> >manifold to make it work. The downside of that is the amount of work I
need
> >to do. Basically tear the whole thing apart again to put the head and
> >manifold on.
> >
> >
> >Anyone else run into this problem and found a work around?
> >
> >Any other suggestions?
> >
> >Oh, one other thing I noticed. After I put new plugs in I took a look at
> >them to see their condition. It seems (and I've noticed this with the
carb
> >and two sets of plugs in the MPI) that a carbon trace forms down one side
> >(about 10% of the radius of the white part) of the plug on all plugs. Is
> >this normal or is this fouling and if it is fouling what could be causing
> >it? Could it be the 4.2L head might cause this? Valves? What?
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >
> >Bill
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
10-05-2003, 09:13 AM
#35
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Posts: n/a
Re: Got MPI. Now can't loose PING
Have you checked for vacuum leaks? Have you checked fuel pressure?
rb
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:blo8bh$e40ij$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Well, now that I have MPI on my CJ7 I now have PING I can't get rid of.
I'm
> running 91 octane (highest in California). JeepsRUs pulled the timing
back
> 6 degrees. I put cooler spark plugs in at Hesco's recommendation. After
> all that I still have the ping.
>
> From here I know of a couple of routes to go which actually can blend
> together.
>
> First, an adjustable fuel pressure regulator which both Hesco and JeepsRUs
> said might be necessary. The downside is price. Hesco charges 180
> something for this piece. Here I don't know if this will definitely clear
> up the ping.
>
> The other route is the 4.0L head. I'm told that will definitely clear up
> any ping. Since I already have a 4.0L head sitting in my back yard all
> ready to go I was thinking of just going to that. I only need to get a
4.0L
> manifold to make it work. The downside of that is the amount of work I
need
> to do. Basically tear the whole thing apart again to put the head and
> manifold on.
>
>
> Anyone else run into this problem and found a work around?
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Oh, one other thing I noticed. After I put new plugs in I took a look at
> them to see their condition. It seems (and I've noticed this with the
carb
> and two sets of plugs in the MPI) that a carbon trace forms down one side
> (about 10% of the radius of the white part) of the plug on all plugs. Is
> this normal or is this fouling and if it is fouling what could be causing
> it? Could it be the 4.2L head might cause this? Valves? What?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
rb
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:blo8bh$e40ij$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Well, now that I have MPI on my CJ7 I now have PING I can't get rid of.
I'm
> running 91 octane (highest in California). JeepsRUs pulled the timing
back
> 6 degrees. I put cooler spark plugs in at Hesco's recommendation. After
> all that I still have the ping.
>
> From here I know of a couple of routes to go which actually can blend
> together.
>
> First, an adjustable fuel pressure regulator which both Hesco and JeepsRUs
> said might be necessary. The downside is price. Hesco charges 180
> something for this piece. Here I don't know if this will definitely clear
> up the ping.
>
> The other route is the 4.0L head. I'm told that will definitely clear up
> any ping. Since I already have a 4.0L head sitting in my back yard all
> ready to go I was thinking of just going to that. I only need to get a
4.0L
> manifold to make it work. The downside of that is the amount of work I
need
> to do. Basically tear the whole thing apart again to put the head and
> manifold on.
>
>
> Anyone else run into this problem and found a work around?
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Oh, one other thing I noticed. After I put new plugs in I took a look at
> them to see their condition. It seems (and I've noticed this with the
carb
> and two sets of plugs in the MPI) that a carbon trace forms down one side
> (about 10% of the radius of the white part) of the plug on all plugs. Is
> this normal or is this fouling and if it is fouling what could be causing
> it? Could it be the 4.2L head might cause this? Valves? What?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
10-05-2003, 09:13 AM
#36
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Re: Got MPI. Now can't loose PING
Have you checked for vacuum leaks? Have you checked fuel pressure?
rb
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:blo8bh$e40ij$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Well, now that I have MPI on my CJ7 I now have PING I can't get rid of.
I'm
> running 91 octane (highest in California). JeepsRUs pulled the timing
back
> 6 degrees. I put cooler spark plugs in at Hesco's recommendation. After
> all that I still have the ping.
>
> From here I know of a couple of routes to go which actually can blend
> together.
>
> First, an adjustable fuel pressure regulator which both Hesco and JeepsRUs
> said might be necessary. The downside is price. Hesco charges 180
> something for this piece. Here I don't know if this will definitely clear
> up the ping.
>
> The other route is the 4.0L head. I'm told that will definitely clear up
> any ping. Since I already have a 4.0L head sitting in my back yard all
> ready to go I was thinking of just going to that. I only need to get a
4.0L
> manifold to make it work. The downside of that is the amount of work I
need
> to do. Basically tear the whole thing apart again to put the head and
> manifold on.
>
>
> Anyone else run into this problem and found a work around?
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Oh, one other thing I noticed. After I put new plugs in I took a look at
> them to see their condition. It seems (and I've noticed this with the
carb
> and two sets of plugs in the MPI) that a carbon trace forms down one side
> (about 10% of the radius of the white part) of the plug on all plugs. Is
> this normal or is this fouling and if it is fouling what could be causing
> it? Could it be the 4.2L head might cause this? Valves? What?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
rb
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:blo8bh$e40ij$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Well, now that I have MPI on my CJ7 I now have PING I can't get rid of.
I'm
> running 91 octane (highest in California). JeepsRUs pulled the timing
back
> 6 degrees. I put cooler spark plugs in at Hesco's recommendation. After
> all that I still have the ping.
>
> From here I know of a couple of routes to go which actually can blend
> together.
>
> First, an adjustable fuel pressure regulator which both Hesco and JeepsRUs
> said might be necessary. The downside is price. Hesco charges 180
> something for this piece. Here I don't know if this will definitely clear
> up the ping.
>
> The other route is the 4.0L head. I'm told that will definitely clear up
> any ping. Since I already have a 4.0L head sitting in my back yard all
> ready to go I was thinking of just going to that. I only need to get a
4.0L
> manifold to make it work. The downside of that is the amount of work I
need
> to do. Basically tear the whole thing apart again to put the head and
> manifold on.
>
>
> Anyone else run into this problem and found a work around?
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Oh, one other thing I noticed. After I put new plugs in I took a look at
> them to see their condition. It seems (and I've noticed this with the
carb
> and two sets of plugs in the MPI) that a carbon trace forms down one side
> (about 10% of the radius of the white part) of the plug on all plugs. Is
> this normal or is this fouling and if it is fouling what could be causing
> it? Could it be the 4.2L head might cause this? Valves? What?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
10-05-2003, 09:13 AM
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Re: Got MPI. Now can't loose PING
Have you checked for vacuum leaks? Have you checked fuel pressure?
rb
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
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> Well, now that I have MPI on my CJ7 I now have PING I can't get rid of.
I'm
> running 91 octane (highest in California). JeepsRUs pulled the timing
back
> 6 degrees. I put cooler spark plugs in at Hesco's recommendation. After
> all that I still have the ping.
>
> From here I know of a couple of routes to go which actually can blend
> together.
>
> First, an adjustable fuel pressure regulator which both Hesco and JeepsRUs
> said might be necessary. The downside is price. Hesco charges 180
> something for this piece. Here I don't know if this will definitely clear
> up the ping.
>
> The other route is the 4.0L head. I'm told that will definitely clear up
> any ping. Since I already have a 4.0L head sitting in my back yard all
> ready to go I was thinking of just going to that. I only need to get a
4.0L
> manifold to make it work. The downside of that is the amount of work I
need
> to do. Basically tear the whole thing apart again to put the head and
> manifold on.
>
>
> Anyone else run into this problem and found a work around?
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Oh, one other thing I noticed. After I put new plugs in I took a look at
> them to see their condition. It seems (and I've noticed this with the
carb
> and two sets of plugs in the MPI) that a carbon trace forms down one side
> (about 10% of the radius of the white part) of the plug on all plugs. Is
> this normal or is this fouling and if it is fouling what could be causing
> it? Could it be the 4.2L head might cause this? Valves? What?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
rb
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:blo8bh$e40ij$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Well, now that I have MPI on my CJ7 I now have PING I can't get rid of.
I'm
> running 91 octane (highest in California). JeepsRUs pulled the timing
back
> 6 degrees. I put cooler spark plugs in at Hesco's recommendation. After
> all that I still have the ping.
>
> From here I know of a couple of routes to go which actually can blend
> together.
>
> First, an adjustable fuel pressure regulator which both Hesco and JeepsRUs
> said might be necessary. The downside is price. Hesco charges 180
> something for this piece. Here I don't know if this will definitely clear
> up the ping.
>
> The other route is the 4.0L head. I'm told that will definitely clear up
> any ping. Since I already have a 4.0L head sitting in my back yard all
> ready to go I was thinking of just going to that. I only need to get a
4.0L
> manifold to make it work. The downside of that is the amount of work I
need
> to do. Basically tear the whole thing apart again to put the head and
> manifold on.
>
>
> Anyone else run into this problem and found a work around?
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Oh, one other thing I noticed. After I put new plugs in I took a look at
> them to see their condition. It seems (and I've noticed this with the
carb
> and two sets of plugs in the MPI) that a carbon trace forms down one side
> (about 10% of the radius of the white part) of the plug on all plugs. Is
> this normal or is this fouling and if it is fouling what could be causing
> it? Could it be the 4.2L head might cause this? Valves? What?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
10-05-2003, 11:35 AM
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Re: Got MPI. Now can't loose PING
In article <blodqh$eim2t$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de>,
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote:
> Bill, could the pickup distance make a difference? I basically eyeballed
> the distance from the balancer when I hooked it up. It looks as though it
> would be between the required/recommended .020 to .060 distance. If
> anything it could be too far away.
>
> Also, any comments on the spark plug description in my original post?
>
> thanks,
> bill
My MPI kit's pickup had a paper button on it. The directions said to
place it right on the wheel, that the paper button was to wear away
leaving the pickup at the correct distance.
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"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote:
> Bill, could the pickup distance make a difference? I basically eyeballed
> the distance from the balancer when I hooked it up. It looks as though it
> would be between the required/recommended .020 to .060 distance. If
> anything it could be too far away.
>
> Also, any comments on the spark plug description in my original post?
>
> thanks,
> bill
My MPI kit's pickup had a paper button on it. The directions said to
place it right on the wheel, that the paper button was to wear away
leaving the pickup at the correct distance.
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Re: Got MPI. Now can't loose PING
In article <blodqh$eim2t$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de>,
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote:
> Bill, could the pickup distance make a difference? I basically eyeballed
> the distance from the balancer when I hooked it up. It looks as though it
> would be between the required/recommended .020 to .060 distance. If
> anything it could be too far away.
>
> Also, any comments on the spark plug description in my original post?
>
> thanks,
> bill
My MPI kit's pickup had a paper button on it. The directions said to
place it right on the wheel, that the paper button was to wear away
leaving the pickup at the correct distance.
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"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote:
> Bill, could the pickup distance make a difference? I basically eyeballed
> the distance from the balancer when I hooked it up. It looks as though it
> would be between the required/recommended .020 to .060 distance. If
> anything it could be too far away.
>
> Also, any comments on the spark plug description in my original post?
>
> thanks,
> bill
My MPI kit's pickup had a paper button on it. The directions said to
place it right on the wheel, that the paper button was to wear away
leaving the pickup at the correct distance.
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Re: Got MPI. Now can't loose PING
In article <blodqh$eim2t$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de>,
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote:
> Bill, could the pickup distance make a difference? I basically eyeballed
> the distance from the balancer when I hooked it up. It looks as though it
> would be between the required/recommended .020 to .060 distance. If
> anything it could be too far away.
>
> Also, any comments on the spark plug description in my original post?
>
> thanks,
> bill
My MPI kit's pickup had a paper button on it. The directions said to
place it right on the wheel, that the paper button was to wear away
leaving the pickup at the correct distance.
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"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote:
> Bill, could the pickup distance make a difference? I basically eyeballed
> the distance from the balancer when I hooked it up. It looks as though it
> would be between the required/recommended .020 to .060 distance. If
> anything it could be too far away.
>
> Also, any comments on the spark plug description in my original post?
>
> thanks,
> bill
My MPI kit's pickup had a paper button on it. The directions said to
place it right on the wheel, that the paper button was to wear away
leaving the pickup at the correct distance.
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