Need help, please!?!?!?

[whitenoise808]

I got my 240 started after dropping in my KA24DE. It runs for about 10 seconds and then just cuts out and dies. This motor was running just fine before it was pulled out. We did not rebuild it or anything. Just put it back in. It doesn't seem to miss but it feels like it does not want to rev up at times and instead just sputters out and dies. Other times it will rev several times and then die out. I have checked all my sensors and they all seem to be hooked up. Any ideas????

[whitenoise808]

Bump. I need help please.

[s14unimog]

check for vacuum leaks...

[whitenoise808]

Thanks for replying. It doesnt have any vacuum leaks that I can tell but I do have more infor that may help. I forgot to mention that it wouldnt start at all at first, it was smoking from the ground that went from the head to the firewall. It actually melted so I made my own ith 8 guage power wire and at that point it started right up. This is when it died out. I tried it about 15 times. Sometimes it would rev and die and other times it would bog out and die.I hope this helps. Is t possible it could be stale gas? It is about 8 months old.

[lazysk8er2]

is there even gas in the car? is it full. maybe that wire is no good go a lil thicker. or ground it to a better spot.

[jonnybonds84]

That's exactly what is happening to me, did you ever figure out what it was? Mine just stop starting up recently, any ideas???

[godsmack]

stop. if you fried a wire something is wrong you have wires crossed. that equals bad. wires will never just melt for no reason. go over your connections around that wire and check fuses.


edit: wow didn't realise it but this is an older thread i fail lol

[jonnybonds84]

I just retimed everything and it satrted up and is running good. Don't change the wires on your distributor if you're 180ed out. I think that what was fucking it up.