[Shuie]

The car is with my wrench right now. Its been there for over a month and no progress. The guy is really good, but I honestly dont think he or anyone else has worked on MFI car around here for years. They are just not that common.

Heres a summary of the problems:
Very hard to start - It takes a long time of cranking, pumping the gas pedal, cursing, and whining to get it to start. I can smell fuel, so its really rich and probably real close to flooding if its not. Once its started, it idles with the handthrottle engaged.

Once the hand throttle is released and the RPMs drop below 2k, it dies. It will not idle at all when its warmed up and the hand throttle is down.

No restart after it dies until it cools off. It doesnt matter what I do, it will not restart until it cools down. If I try to start it when its warm, it backfires.

Things I know or have tried.
-Checked the airbox and filter, both are clean
-Disconnected the cold start solenoid, no impact
-Disconnected the idle circuit wire on the front of the MFI pump, no impact
-The Permatune is new

Something Ive noticed:
The tube that runs from the heat exchanger to the front of the pump (thermostat device that leans out the mixture once everything is warm) is not supplying any warm air even after the car has idled for a few minutes. Its connected and I did not see any obstructions or pinch points in the tub. I should be able to feel warm or hot air coming out of this thing right?

P-Thomas helped me check a few things when I first got the car. when the easy stuff didnt fix the problem, I brought it to my wrench since he is the pro and I didnt want to screw anything up.

Anybody have any thoughts? What about the tube going to front of the pump thermostat thats not supplying any hot air?

Thanks again guys!