Earlier today I wrote a post about stalling problems that I have been
experiencing since re-torquing my cylinder head (XN6) and adjusting the
valves. Until I retorqued the head and adjusted the valves the car ran
beautifully. Afterwards the car stalled several times on a six mile
drive. It would start again after a few minutes, run for a few minutes
and stall again.
I checked the system for spark which I plenty of and then, though I
don't have a fuel pressure gauge, I loosened the 12mm banjo fitting at
the f.i. regulator and even while cranking I barely got a trickle of
gas.
So I figured it was the fuel pump which I priced and stared at for a
while. I figured it couldn't be the tachymetric relay as I had
installed a brand new one three weeks ago.
Anyhow, after much fretting (I am a guitarist in real life), I decided
to give the new relay a look and it looked as if it had burned out. I
jumped connections 30 to 87 with some wire and a pair of roach clips,
turned on the key and the car started right up. I let it idle for 20
minutes with no problem, though I did not road test it as it is raining
and the AAA people are getting tired of seeing me.
Most disconcerting is that the car smoked a lot on startup. I gave
the smoke (which subsided somewhat after a few minutes) a sniff and it
did not smell anti-freezy.
Anyhow, for the moment the car is alone with its thoughts in the
garage and I don't want to see it or talk to it.
I have a couple of questions:
1. Shouldn't the tachymetric relay, even one made by Peugeot, last
more then three weeks (like maybe a month)?
2. What could have caused the relay to burn out?
3. What might the smoke be about? I recently installed a pressure
tested, resurfaced and re-guided head on the car. I got okay stats for
liner protrusion and side-by-side protrusion stats. I am beginning to
take this personally and am seriously considering dumping the fleet
(two 505's and a 75 504) and getting a 525i or a car that actually runs
reliably.
Any input will be graciously welcomed.
Ken (losing faith and maybe his mind in Richmond, CA)
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Received on Thu Mar 3 23:38:59 2005
