Bloo Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 (edited) At 180 degrees the control unit does not know the car is warmed up. It is most likely still in cold enrichment (fuel injection version of a choke). Edited June 12, 2018 by Bloo (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 You may need new fuel injectors. Fuel injectors when old or dirty can "leak" and also not spray properly. Leaking means they dribble extra fuel when they should not be so that makes for too rich. Not spraying well means they do not atomize the fuel well so fuel and air does not mix well and burn cleanly. Here is a vid showing what bad Bosch fuel injectors look like and why they need replace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 I guess the cardboard in front of the radiator didn't work. Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkV Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 10 hours ago, mike6024 said: You may need new fuel injectors. Fuel injectors when old or dirty can "leak" and also not spray properly. Leaking means they dribble extra fuel when they should not be so that makes for too rich. Not spraying well means they do not atomize the fuel well so fuel and air does not mix well and burn cleanly. Here is a vid showing what bad Bosch fuel injectors look like and why they need replace Thank you! We did the o rings on the injectors and several were replaced by the previous owner. Once I got it operating to the right temperature yesterday it ran smooth and the economy guage registered green. I have a feeling once the thermostat is replaced all will be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 (edited) Why don't you just fix the things you KNOW are wrong like the thermostat and missing air hose? Inspect and test as necessary to be sure all systems are working correctly and are properly adjusted? There is no point replacing things that are in perfect working order. Then, as the car has been off the road for some time, it would be a good idea to take some long drives to burn off any stale gas and get things working freely. You could toss some fuel injector cleaner in the gas for luck. Any good brand will do. Then you could go back for a retest, with the tank full of fresh gas and maybe some methyl hydrate (alcohol) for luck. Edited June 13, 2018 by Rusty_OToole (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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