1982 Buick Skylark Repair Question
Mileage: 140 miles.
My car was running rough and now it wont start and its backfireing into the throttlebody
Asked by 510Answer
does that have a timing chain or belt? is it a throttle body?
im not sure if its a chain or belt and yes it a singel port throttle body
check the distributor cap. i believe it still had one then. it may be wet or carboned tracked.
Roy
check fuel pressure. backfire besides misfire, can mean to lean
turned out the new rotor broke wasnt maken good contact anymore put the old one back in. So it starts again but it still backfires when i give it gas if it in drive or reverse it will stall out and die. i think the water pump is bad it keeps overheating i got a new temp sensor and thermostat and the loud sqweel when it starts sounds like it could be the water pump still dont have a check engine light and the temp light didnt come on when it overheated
i think you need to back up to basics. start with a compression test.
you talked about the rotor being bad, how about the cap??
the timing is worked with gears, not a belt or chain.
Roy
I plan. On doing a compression test tomorrow. I'll post the results
The cap looked fine but i put the old one back on anyway.
Could the transmission be causing the car to stall and die when i stop
yes, in those days the torque converter was a common failure and made the car stall. on the drivers front of the transmission, there is a square connector on the trans. remove it and see if it continues.
it would have nothing to do with the bacfiring.
Roy
Sorry i posted that wrong it dosent die when i stop
it dies when i try to go after stoping it pops and dies