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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 12:54 PM
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i have a 95 hatchy with a b16a2, my problem is, sometimes when i start my car, itll start up fine, then a couple seconds later, stall. its even worse cause of the cold weather. in order for me to drive the car from a cold crank, i have to start the car about 3 or 4 times. any suggestions? help will be rep'd
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 01:04 PM
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also, id like to know how to correct some camber without having to send my car to get alligned. im kinda broke and i keep going through tires on my passenger front. i have skunk 2 upper control arms if that makes much of a difference.
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 01:44 PM
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 04:44 PM
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skunk 2's? i'm sure they're adjustables. have u tried adjusting them to correct that capber?????
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 05:07 PM
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i would if i had any clue what i was doing lol, im just now learning about suspension and hubs and whatnot. i know there are 4 hex key bolts on the top of the camber and that i have negative camber non my front passenger cause it wears the outside of the tire.
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 05:12 PM
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as far as the positive camber goes adjusting the adjusting plate inwards should help the positive camber. also for the hard start and stalling issues. does the car drive fine? may be your fuel pump going out...
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 05:20 PM
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i think i have an ignition problem cause my pump is definetly working. i think its cause i have a mismatched injector but im not sure if that would be the reason. but for all i know is iv narrowed it down to the injector or the ignition timing or maybe something is funky with my VAFC. but when im driving i have to press the acc. at least 7% until my car actually starts accelerating. and how would i adjust the plate inwards, sorry im kind of ignorant with that =/
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 05:27 PM
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if you're looking at the front of the car, negative camber looks like this / \ , those things being your tires. positive camber positive camber looks like this, \ / . obviously, both not so exaggerated, lol. basically, you want your tires to look like this l l , straight up and down. if you loosen those four hex bolts (not remove!!) and yank the upper ball joint (the thing those bolts hold tight to the upper control arm), away from the car, then tighten them back up and slap your tires on, you will have full positive camber like this, \ / . now, if you loosen (not remove!!) those hex bolts up and push the upper ball joint all the way in, tighten them up, and then put the tires back on, you will have full negative camber like this, / \ . again, those marks ( / \ and l l and \ / ) represent your tires when your head is roughly 11.5 feet away from the car, 1 foot off the ground, looking straight and center at the radiator, then at the same position looking straight at your tires. obviously, the whole point of a camber kit (skunk2 UCAs) is to get the tires straight up and down. you do what you have to do to get them to sit straight up and down. also, you may have to adjust your tierod ends in and out to get your toe right. look on wikipedia for more information.
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 05:34 PM
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I bet the toe is messed up on that side...and it sounds like a fuel problem...sounds like the car is running too lean at startup and once it is warmed up and gets readings from the sensors it corrects itself. Possibly settings on the VAFC need to be changed (I am not certain that affects warmup or not never messed with one)
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thanks that helped out alot. rep'd all who helped. still need more suggestions with the start up problem though.
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