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Got a pair of afms(cheers Nak :)) which I will test in the morning and will check the ecu for codes. Short from that, who really is keen for a barby and a few beers and a gtr busy bee tomorrow? Got the day and arvo free as and really wanna get this sorted.

Jesse.

i would check fuel pressure then spark

sounds like fuel pressure

all have to remember the basics of an engine

suck squeez bang and blow

it dosent matter if its a 50 year old push rod motor or a dohc motor its all 4 stroke tec

Any black smoke coming out the exhaust?

I've borrowed wheels for tomorrow to get to the workshop, if I can I will try swing past on the way back. If the mrs lets me borrow the laptop I'll bring that too, PM me your number dude

Thanks all, your all wikidly helpful and willing to help. A far cry from the crx forum or ford wa.. :)

I'm pretty much open to anything at this stage, I just don't have the $ to tell a mechanic to "just fix it". I'm gonna swap in Nak's afms tomorrow and also check my ecu, hopefully that'll answer some questions.

Short from that, I'm thankful for any help I can get with the beastie. :P I'll be home or close by most of the day so anyone who wants to test their patience is welcome to pop by. Haha.

Jesse.

That'd be great Mike, when you have some time(im free most days) I need to swap those parts in to find out exactly what's goin wrong. I also havnt tried your afms coz I dropped my 10mm socket into my engine bay and haunt recovered it yet. :P

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