If you would answer some of the questions we have asked you, maybe we could help you further troubleshoot it.

Try a compression test on each cylinder before you bring it in. I put a  head gasket in a 95 tracker  1.6 16v this weekend. Got it all back together will not fire for nothing.  Not even a backfire if I put the timing 180 off. spark good, compression good, fuel good, timing checked over 100 times by the book. No luck loaded it on the trailer going to the bone yard this week. Need any parts cheap?

Try a compression test on each cylinder before you bring it in. I put a  head gasket in a 95 tracker  1.6 16v this weekend. Got it all back together will not fire for nothing.  Not even a backfire if I put the timing 180 off. spark good, compression good, fuel good, timing checked over 100 times by the book. No luck loaded it on the trailer going to the bone yard this week. Need any parts cheap?

where are you located?

Central Wisconsin. 40 minutes east of the twin Cities.

Central Wisconsin. 40 minutes east of the twin Cities.

Hmm.  Little too far for me....otherwise, I might be interested in the whole thing.  I still might PM you about a part or two.  When are you scrapping it?

Did you change the spark plug wires?  I have seen a bad one make it run crappy while accelerating.
What was the timing set at, when you checked it?
Could be a bad ECM.  Only way to know for sure is to swap in a known good one.
Did you adjust/check the valves, to make sure they are set correctly?

plug wires are new..  havent found an ecm to try out yet..  valves are all adjusted correctly...

Quote from: Skyhiranger on September 11, 2009, 07:35:48 PM

Did you change the spark plug wires?  I have seen a bad one make it run crappy while accelerating.
What was the timing set at, when you checked it?
Could be a bad ECM.  Only way to know for sure is to swap in a known good one.
Did you adjust/check the valves, to make sure they are set correctly?

plug wires are new..  havent found an ecm to try out yet..  valves are all adjusted correctly...

What was the timing set at?
Have you verified the timing is advancing?  Don't short the pins in the plug by the battery, shoot the timing light at the mark on the crank pulley and start revving the engine slowly and see that the timing mark moves like it should.
When you put the new TPS in, I guess you cleared the check engine light, right?  If so, has it come back on?

 This might be a long shot here  but   have you checked the return line pressure ?
 I know a TBI will act that way if the return line is restricted ..
 Basically what happens is as the engine reves , more fuel is dumped but because of the restriction , internal pressure is raised . Basically causing a loss in power  and slow climb on the RPM  range
 Maybe on of the other folks here to tell you what the return line pressure should be for a TPI .
 I know with a TBI  it should be zero .
 If its not all kinds of odd things happen ranging from rich mix , O2 codes , galloping
 Might be worth a look

i set the timing to the spec in the book ( cant remember i did that a couple weeks ago )... any way the problem seems to be developing worse..  now it will not rev up past 800 rpm's atall all of a suddent....  tryed using propain to find a vaccum leak.. no luck..  pulled a vaccum line and sprayed in some ether and she came to life right away... so its must be lean... 

This might be a long shot here  but   have you checked the return line pressure ?
 I know a TBI will act that way if the return line is restricted ..
 Basically what happens is as the engine reves , more fuel is dumped but because of the restriction , internal pressure is raised . Basically causing a loss in power  and slow climb on the RPM  range
 Maybe on of the other folks here to tell you what the return line pressure should be for a TPI .
 I know with a TBI  it should be zero .
 If its not all kinds of odd things happen ranging from rich mix , O2 codes , galloping
 Might be worth a look

yea ill check that out too... never thought of that...  i know the fuel pressure is a little on the high side of things.. no by much though

I would check the MAF and/or crankshaft pulley key ( have seen the key way get worn )  - 

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