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Yes I looked there... but they dont have it either....

Hi.. so I have been slowly going through everyones suggestions trying to see whats going on.... I have discovered that I have no vacuum advance... I hooked up a vacuum pump to it and I have no reading on the dial...I tried it multiple times. Makes sense why it is running the way it does . I have a brand new distributor in the box but it has no vacuum advance on it.. not sure why.. I looked online at part stores... funny Napa says they have one for a 86 with the same part number for an 87 that they say is out of stock... not sure must be a ghost part... Does anyone have anything available... ? Thank you FB

Hi, thanks.. no the door was never repainted.. its just the way the light is reflecting....

Hi I thought to share a couple of pictures I just took.. I got the fuel problem fixed... need to work on the ISC and TPS.... thanks for all your help...

Hi... Do you have any of the engine parts... throttle body... injectors.... MAS...... Fuel pressure regulator.... Thanks

Ok... so. I rented fuel pressure tester.. hooked up from top of fuel filter with special. adapter that replaces the banjo bolt and allows to check pressure while engine running. I had replaced the fuel pressure regulator... from one that I had from parts my dad had given me. Pressure came up to about 35 psi... but.... one problem. Big leak where the pressure regulator attaches.. Ok so I thought maybe not tight enough..... tighten a little bit more.... Still leaking... engine tried to run.. but no go... I took off the pressure regulator... examine.. hmmm I then put back on original pressure regulator... An run same test again.... This time no leak but no pressure..... I mean 0. I took a closer look at the two regulators and compared them... little nipple with the o ring that fits inside the housing on the new one is a different height...shorter.... It did not seal correctly and that why the leak. So my conclusion is this..... Since I had pressure with the new regulator at 35 psi... and 0 with the old one my guess is that the valve on the old one is stuck open that is supposed to regulate the pressure and that is why it reads 0. Fuel is just cycling back to the tank. New regulator is bad.. does not fit correctly. To bad I cannot take them apart and switch the valves out.... Curious if what anyone else has to say on this Below Two photos... On the left old regulator... Right the new one... there is this depression on the top where the bypass port is.... It looks like a factory defect... From stamping or something . Has anyone else seen this. I have the o ring... but I think its not sealing due to the depression...o ring not thick enough... depression is .015 deep... I can make a thicker o-ring.... with my 3D printer... Any Thoughts ?

Hi everyone. First I just want to say a huge thank you of Gratitude for anyone who has been or is willing to take a moment of their time to read and respond to me in my endeavor to fix this car. We all have lives to take care of and so taking a moment here to see whats happening and helping a fellow man out means a lot to me... Ok enough mushy... I talked to Steve and he says he is pretty sure Witch Hunter performance is the guy he has sent injectors to in the past. I dont think injectors are my problems though. Since I first posted things have changed on their own. The last time I drove the car it was running rough... no power on acceleration. The next time I went to start it it would not start... like for only 10 to 20 seconds the first time I turn the key... after that sputter sputter... no start. Let sit for a while.... hours... or so ..... same thing again.. Also there was no pressure in the lines when I took off the hose off the top of the main fuel filter. So I here is what I have done. I checked the fuel filter at the inlet of the fuel pump... the tiny cone shaped one.... All good... couple small pieces of fuzz... I replaced the main fuel filter ... which was replaced at 160,000... currently at 205,000. It needed it.... I replaced the fuel pressure regulator.... I read that if its bad it can be a cause of no fuel getting to engine.... I took both injectors out... cleaned contacts.... they look good...shiny and new.... The car was running normally and started fine before.... so no real reason to suspect these as the culprit. I put it all back together... and same thing.. First time... it started... ran for 10 seconds.... and then.. Does not want to start. I take from this that the ignition part is fine.... I checked the air cleaner... no rats or nests... nothing to see. Seems like its not getting fuel. I did when had the injectors out take a look down into the throttle body with a camera scope.. all looked mighty shiny and clean.. a little residue on top of the butterfly valve..throttle. My next course of action I think is the fuel pump... its really loud... I have no way to check pressure as I dont have a tester for this. Autozone has one so I could go that route... So I think the fuel pump may have failed... One day the first time I noticed anything was my wife and I were out for a short drive and she was going up a hill... car seemed to not have much power... when my wife put her foot in pedal... car sputtered... and would not go. I had this happen in a Naturally Aspirated...Carb.. Fuel injections is something new to me. Is it worth the effort to hook up the pressure tester... or would you say its pretty obvious... I thinks Steve told me that even if the fuel pump is running.. it does not mean it has enough pressure especially when you put your foot in it and the second injector tries to run and just not enough pressure. Thank you....

Hey guys.... I am so grateful for your responses. I talked to Steve at Starquest Parts about this... he recommended that I check the connections on the injectors and look into buying some new connectors from MKS motor sports. He was thinking that its the secondary injector that has gone bad.... I am sorry my explanation is confusing... mainly I am confused.... My Dad told me that after he put the cam in the car never ran smoothly after that. The injectors were from Python... I have not heard good things about those. I do have 3 sets of other injectors... 1 set is bad... Dad said that the coils got fried in them... the other two I am going to send in to have them checked... Steve at Starquest says he knows someone in Washington... that does this. If anybody else has a good place that they have sent them I am all ears.. Is there any other place to get injectors for these cars besides Starquest .... just in case the other injectors are toast? I do have new cap, rotor...wires...but I doubt those are bad because the car was running pretty good until just recently. Anyhows.... so grateful for the help... That would be very cool and Kev....please to call me when your in the area...love to talk with you.. Thank you

Hi there... Last summer my dad gifted me his 1987 Starion ESI-R... He was the only owner before me.. He took really good care of this car.... really good care. Unfortunately he got this bug to modify some things..that now were not such a good idea. At one point the head gasket leaked so he replaced the gasket but wanted MORE POWER... so he put on a head with a racing cam... After that all kinds of problems.... Car would not idle correctly ect because computer does cannot be adjusted to cam. When I go the car it drove ok... with a little hitch when you gave it the juice....hesitation and then it would take off. He put hi output injectors in it too. It wont run well when cold.... He moved the temp sensor to the front of the car because it was running real lean.... that helped but has its own drawback. So recently the car runs like crap... When accelerating it sputters when turbo boost hits zero... like its not getting enough fuel... and just does not want to GO>..... I checked the Thermo Sensor... when. cold.... about 4 ohms... seems ok.... What is the best way to trouble shoot this car... There is this ECI Checker in the factory manual that I have but even though I found one online...I cannot find all the harnesses.. missing the MD998437 harness... There is some info about checking pin outs computer... It seems the only other option is to check individual components.... So... anyone who can assist me I would be ever so grateful..... Sorry no pictures yet.... I am a little shy.... and sorry for not introducing myself... I am not used to being part of forums ect... Eternally Grateful for any knowledge anyone can pass along to me or point me where to go... I did read the Newbie info to check... but not sure about Thank you.

Hi. So.... everything was working fine until is was not. I have been driving the car on and off since my dad gave it to me about 6 months ago. Its been doing something strange. Acceleration is crap now.. on and off.... I think it has something to do with temp but not sure. When turbo boost gets to just above 0 it has no power.... feels like not enough gas getting to cylinders. I was wondering if anyone knows where I might find a checker for this relic.... some way to check systems.... I am totally new to this car so any help would be appreciated.... thanks