need help, 92 cougar

bryand · Oct 17, 2009

So just did a head gasket on a 92 3.8 and now it only starts and runs with wide open throttle, I'm exhausting all my ideas and the guy who owns the car is pissed, please help

bryand · Oct 17, 2009

And it was doing this before the headgasket, its not throwing any codes that would cause this

DropTopPony · Oct 17, 2009

If you remove your foot from gas pedal it just stalls?

bryand · Oct 17, 2009

Yup, you have to keep pounding the throttle to keep it going, any ideas?

Venomous96Cobra · Oct 17, 2009

tps out of position! or maybe a bad tps

bryand · Oct 17, 2009

Ill check tps real quick, would make sense, any other ideas while I'm out here?

bryand · Oct 17, 2009

Is there a way to jump out the tps? I'm getting pretty drunk and don't want to have the guy but extra parts! It does run dif without it hooked up but still dies without the throttle

bryand · Oct 17, 2009

im still working on it.... any 3.8 guys have any ideas? i can return favor's it u know what i mean!!!!!

atlanticblue98 · Oct 17, 2009

other than the TPS, clean the IAC Valve

bryand · Oct 17, 2009

the iac valve seems to be working, makes a noise when i hook it up to power

atlanticblue98 · Oct 17, 2009

bryand said:
the iac valve seems to be working, makes a noise when i hook it up to power

my 3.8 used to stall at idle every so often, i took the valve of the throttle body and cleaned it with Carb cleaner. worked like a charm

bryand · Oct 17, 2009

this thing will only start at open throttle, im starting to get pissed, i cant figure it out, and the guy needs the car back, any ideas please text me at 414 324 1248, please feel free to throw ideas at me ill be out here til runs!!!!

bryand · Oct 24, 2009

ok, the car is still in the garage, now when u pour in coolant it comes right out of the oil plug hole. is there any way the coolant can be finding a way in there? i mean the headgasket is new, and i just dont work on many 3.8s. plaese help

atlanticblue98 · Oct 24, 2009

bryand said:
ok, the car is still in the garage, now when u pour in coolant it comes right out of the oil plug hole. is there any way the coolant can be finding a way in there? i mean the headgasket is new, and i just dont work on many 3.8s. plaese help

there isnt any craks on the bottom of the lower intake is there? if there is a crack, it could run down into the valley, past the cam and down into the oil pan.