Should I be sticking with one thread here?
I put a new AZ distributor (A1 Cardone) for the SMEC into my 1990 Dakota 2.5 tubo project, and voila! It will fire up.... and then die. Throttle position does not make a difference.
Couple of things I noticed - my fuel return line was loose, and no fuel was coming out. Should it be flowing fuel back to the tank under idle?
I have NOT checked my fuel pressure with a gauge yet, but I'm thinking my fuel pressure is too low - I replaced the tbi fp with an 89 Daytona pump (used) - I keep reading about a walbro unit... Should I swap that? (Or should I measure the pressure at the rail first?)
How DO you measure at the rail - unscrew the schrader valve core and put the pressure gauge onto the valve & crank? Or is there an adapter kit I need?
Lastly, I get a code 12, 26, 36,42 and of course the 55.
When it dies after starting I still get power at the coil (ASD) and then a second or two later I lose power through the ASD - I'm assuming this is a cutout due to loss of oil pressure? When I re-crank, everything powers back up.
Is the code 26 for injectors 1&2 mean the pair for cylinders 1&2? I've checked continuity for the wires to the SMEC and they're good, no corrosion on the injectors or the plugs, injectors ohm out at 2.5-2.8
Someone please tell me I'm missing something, or that they have an SMEC I could try.
Thanks,
Mike