Someone to set fuel sync in Texas

[kfddakota]

Hey, Im trying to verify and set my fuel sync but calling the local dealership and various local auto shops seems to be a waste of time. No one knows what I'm talking about. Anyone know of anyone local to the Austin,Waco,Ft. Hood area that has a scan tool or knows a competent shop that can set this for me thanks.

[hskr]

Alan Short lives in the DFW area if you'd want to make the drive. I'm sure he'd be more than happy to help you set your fuel sync.

[emwhiteR/T]

He's looking at a 2.5hr drive or so to meet up with Alan from the area he is talking about.

[kfddakota]

Not as close as I would like but if that's what needs to be done I would probably do it.

[emwhiteR/T]

Can you find a local small shop that has Snap-on (MT2500) that's capable of scanning for the fuel sync? Then you can tell them to adjust the distributor until the fuel sync is set to what you want.

[grapejuice1998]

He's looking at a 2.5hr drive or so to meet up with Alan from the area he is talking about.

That and my cartridge is only good thru '99, which may, or may not work on the 2000. Some do, some don't.

Also, I try not to wrench on anyone elses ride anymore.

[emwhiteR/T]

Also, I try not to wrench on anyone elses ride anymore.

I know. That's why I posted the drive time and it's not really worth the drive up here.

[grapejuice1998]

I know. That's why I posted the drive time and it's not really worth the drive up here.

Good ol Cropp, volunteering me and making me have to explain myself. :finger:

[hskr]

Yeah, I mean, who would actually want to try and help other people out with their trucks anyways?? That would be like a friendly thing to do or something.

[grapejuice1998]

Yeah, I mean, who would actually want to try and help other people out with their trucks anyways?? That would be like a friendly thing to do or something.

That's for me to decide, not you. I'll volunteer myself if I can, thank you very much. You prick. :finger:

[hskr]

Okay, well, then lets try it this way.

Alan Short in the DFW has a Snap On scanner that can set your fuel sync, but it seems he has become a crotchety old man and has stopped caring about helping anyone but himself, so good luck in your search.

[grapejuice1998]

Okay, well, then lets try it this way.

Alan Short in the DFW has a Snap On scanner that can set your fuel sync, but it seems he has become a crotchety old man and has stopped caring about helping anyone but himself, so good luck in your search.

Wow. What a douche.

So, Brian. You would rather he risks driving 190 miles one way (that's 380 total, in case you ran out of digits) and my 1999 cartridge not working out for him? I have had several 2000-up that it wouldn't read.

The fact is Brian; you have no right to volunteer anyones time or tools but your own. To do otherwise would be, well, douchey. I should expect no less from you though.

To the OP, sorry you had to get mixed up in this bullshit. Brian doesn't know anything about me, what I own, how it works, why, or why I wouldn't volunteer my services. I have taken risks before and gotten burned, so I try to keep to myself these days. When Brian will let me.

If I were you, I would mark the base against the block or manifold, then experiment with very small changes in either direction of the mark. If it runs better one way, try a little more, until it starts to have a negative effect again, then back it off of that a little bit.

[dakfink]

Burnd Rasche is in Austin. That is if he is still alive??

Haven't heard anything from him since his business went under many years ago. I believe he had a Snap-On scanner.

If I were home I could find someone. (I live in Killeen/ Ft Hood).

Pretty sure you don't want to wait till Nov 18th.

IF your feeling adveturous. YOU could get with Billy at THE CAR SHOP on Ft Hood Street. They are in the back of the NAPA store there (next to Pizza Hut).
He does all my auto work while I'm away. If he doesn't know what your talking about and he has a Snap-On scanner , he can e-mail me and I can tell him what to look for.

Talk to BILLY though and tell him Kenny with the Dually sent you.

He works on just about everything. JUST and Idea, he drives a Cummins Dodge, the last time i was in his shop he had a WRX on the lift with the engine out, a Mustang on the Dyno, a 340-Demon with the heads pulled re-placing head gaskets the guy popped with Nitrous and a EFI-Suprcharges Buick Skylark.

OK just remembered another person that might be able to help!! Ledford's Machine Shop in Waco. He used to have a Scanner. Gary the owner or Greg (if he still works there). If you go there tell the Kenny with the Yellow Dakota sent you. The Machine shop is in the down town area, he also has a Maintenance/performance shop IIRC that is across the street from Barnes & Noble, not exactlly straight across the street but in the same general area, opposite side of street.

Hope that helps? Like I said I will be home in Nov. if you don't have it fixed by then I'll see what i can find and get it set for you.

It's actually pretty easy. Just finding someone that has a Scanner and knows what you're talking about or willing to flip through and learn something is the hard part.

[kfddakota]

I might try the Car Shop in Temple. I had them install my nitrous kit on my dakota a few years back. Did a pretty decent job. I did call them this past week and someone started talking about what's the total timing at WOT, and that he would have to put it on the dyno to check it. Don't know what that has to do with just checking the fuel sync and setting it. But it seems like most people in Temple don't know how to work on anything but chevy's and ford's. Thanks for the help though guy's. Thank's grapejuice. If I have to I could wait until November to get it done.

[dakfink]

where are you??

Austin? Temple? Killeen?

[kfddakota]

Temple

[silver2001]

the fuel controls the firing of the fuel injectors not timing so if they don't know that don't let them work on your truck . It is done by rotating the distributor as if your setting timint but it requires a scan tool to raise rpms before setting.:rockwoot:

[ME111]

No need to raise the rpms when you blindly adjust the sync. The scanner will do it to get a more accurate reading and even that will fluctuate as much as +2/-2. I did mine blindly on a dyno two years ago for the best power I could get and managed to gain an additional 10 or so rwhp.

What I found later by using a scanner to set it is that it will affect the fuel trims by simply moving them further to either the (-) or the (+) side of 0% depending on which way you turn the dist. Ideally you want no more than 8% of fuel being pulled or added by the computer. So if your fuel trims are showing +10%, turning the dist counterclockwise will get it closer to 0 and obviously if its +10% you don't want to turn it clockwise at all for that will just increase the %.

Having said that, blindly setting the sync will get you more power but could very well affect driveability should you be out of the 8% fuel trim range. Preferrable to use a scanner.

[Duner]

If it would have cost me a nickel for every time I've changed my fuel sync - I could probably have bought a scanner. Unfortunately the scanner still wouldn't tell me where it ran the best or where it idled the best.... but it would help for repeatability once you found the "sweet spot".

Scanner? We don' need no stinkin' scanner!!!

[dakfink]

LOL!!!

It kills me how many So-Called SAE Mechs still think a Distributor adjusts Spark timing on an EFI vehicle.


Wasn't +4-6* like the sweet spot??

I know with SCT now that's probably a bit outdated?

[Duner]

The "sweet spot" on my truck is -9 on a DRB.