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pistolpete 03-22-2025 02:03 PM

1986 911 3.2 not running on all cylinders
 
1986 911 3.2 does not seem to be running on all cylinders.
I am going to check the fuel pressure tomorrow. I changed the dme with no change, What else should I check? Thank You

john walker's workshop 03-22-2025 02:29 PM

Pull the plug wires one at a time and see which cylinder isn't working. Pull that plug and see what it looks like. See if there's spark at the plug connector, Check the distributor cap for carbon tracks. Check compression in that hole. Tap lightly on that injector to try to get it going. The usual procedures.

Fab64 03-24-2025 09:34 AM

Two years ago, I was experiencing an intermittent miss with my '84 3.2 (53k miles). After checking all sensors and connections, I finally pulled the injectors out, and ran them up to R.C. Fuel Injectors in Torrance, CA for cleaning (turn-around time was 1 day). For $29/ea (total $174), they cleaned my injectors, and produced a before/after report of flow for each one (attached). I have not had a problem since re-installing them. Although, it's possible that simply cleaning and re-installing the connections at the injectors could have had something to do with it. Good luck.

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pistolpete 03-24-2025 12:12 PM

I have done that on another car I have . These were done recently, also new fuel tank

Nick Triesch 03-24-2025 06:09 PM

Wait!! I had this same problem! Tightening down all the intake runners. I think to 18 foot pounds. Some are hard to get to but you can get them. Over time they do become loose and cause an air leak in a cylinder . Will cause a cylinder to not fire.

pgeorgeson 03-24-2025 06:20 PM

Another way to check if any of the cylinders are not firing is to run it for a while then get an infrared thermometer and shoot temps of the header at each cylinder. If one of the cylinders isn’t running or isn’t running properly, the temp will be noticeably lower than the ones that are. That won’t give you a solution, but it will at least tell you which cylinder you’re having a problem on.

john walker's workshop 03-24-2025 07:09 PM

Carreras also suck in an intake gasket occasionally, which kils
the idle on that hole due to way too much air.

vedennn 03-24-2025 07:50 PM

I recently ran into the same issue on my 86. Like pgeorgeson mentioned we took temps of the header and cylinder 4 seemed to be the culprit. Upon further review the gasket was in pretty rough shape. We had the injectors cleaned at RC Fuel injection as well.
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pistolpete 03-26-2025 05:40 PM

I cleaned all the FI connections and the main plug and it appears to have clamed down


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