figuring out quadspark on my explorer motor
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Re: figuring out quadspark on my explorer motor
ok the 65000 rpm warning is gone. i turned off my programable on off outputs and that seemed to fix it. still wount start tho. i have open shorties on this still and i can smell gas, so i know its getting fuel, but maybe to much. can anybody look at my file and see if anything looks bad?
right now im going to look up my coils and check the dwell time on them
then maybe fuel settings?
right now im going to look up my coils and check the dwell time on them
then maybe fuel settings?
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Re: figuring out quadspark on my explorer motor
checked to see if the fidle works and it does, i also tested each coil a-d and they all work, as to all the injectors. inj1 is wired to the same bank as cylinder 1 and inj2 is wired to the drivers side bank if it makes a difference. also just looked at the gas can i've been trying to start this on. looks like its kinda dark, started off with 93, so maybe i'll get more... its almost empty anyway
when i crank occasionaly i can hear it catch. like once every couple tries.
when i crank occasionaly i can hear it catch. like once every couple tries.
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Re: figuring out quadspark on my explorer motor
Clean or refresh plugs?
Check timing with light?
Check timing with light?
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Re: figuring out quadspark on my explorer motor
Confirm your base timing.
Do you have a datalog of a crank attempt?
It looks like you have a ton of ignition advance at low RPMs. What's the advance when cranking? Should be a straight 10 degrees. Jumping to 27 degrees at 600rpm is maybe kind of big?
Do you have a datalog of a crank attempt?
It looks like you have a ton of ignition advance at low RPMs. What's the advance when cranking? Should be a straight 10 degrees. Jumping to 27 degrees at 600rpm is maybe kind of big?
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Re: figuring out quadspark on my explorer motor
Timing related, I'd also suggest to recheck your firing order. Ford has a couple different 302 firing orders, I got the wrong one when I set up my coil pack ignition first go-around and it'd cough here and there but not catch.
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Re: figuring out quadspark on my explorer motor
ok so i just noticed that the rpm signal has been hit or miss. before i had like 200ish cranking rpm and now its zero.
so far i've turned the filter on, changed my nicer plug wires for stock ones, re routed the plug wires as far away from the crank pickup as i can, un plugged and cleaned the pickup.
the only thing that helped at all was turning the filter on, and setting the curve. now on occasion i see during cranking a spike of 50-100 rpm for a split second, the rpm synced light goes green, then red... rpm drops to zero, then... the rpm synced light goes green again for a split second when the starter shuts off and the engine slows to zero. i dunno if it's the pickup or not, but i just ordered one from my parts store and theyre getting it from the wearhouse now.
i covered all the basics i believe (checked sensor calibrations, firing order, wiring, grounds, fresh gas, new plugs), and i'm hopeful that this rpm issue is the cause of the no start problem.
i also attached the tune to this post again, in its current configuration with my noise filter set.
so far i've turned the filter on, changed my nicer plug wires for stock ones, re routed the plug wires as far away from the crank pickup as i can, un plugged and cleaned the pickup.
the only thing that helped at all was turning the filter on, and setting the curve. now on occasion i see during cranking a spike of 50-100 rpm for a split second, the rpm synced light goes green, then red... rpm drops to zero, then... the rpm synced light goes green again for a split second when the starter shuts off and the engine slows to zero. i dunno if it's the pickup or not, but i just ordered one from my parts store and theyre getting it from the wearhouse now.
i covered all the basics i believe (checked sensor calibrations, firing order, wiring, grounds, fresh gas, new plugs), and i'm hopeful that this rpm issue is the cause of the no start problem.
i also attached the tune to this post again, in its current configuration with my noise filter set.
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Re: figuring out quadspark on my explorer motor
You'll need to do a tooth log and attach it here so we can see what the crank trigger looks like.
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Re: figuring out quadspark on my explorer motor
i dunno if this worked or not... when i crank i see stuff happening but it's blank when im done. let me know how this looks... it looks blank to me?
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Re: figuring out quadspark on my explorer motor
im also getting a message that says empty read, no data received from controller
also i had mentioned that i was going to replace the crank sensor, i did and still the exact same results.
I wish i had seen your reply earlier. I was at work and i checked here but i didn't see ir post. I was able to stop at my shop for a few minutes to get that file i attached but i had to run because my wife yelled at me for not being home yet lol...
*hiding in the bathroom now* let me know what anyone needs, it's so weird that i can see rpm for a split second when i first crand and when it stops. But no other time.
also i had mentioned that i was going to replace the crank sensor, i did and still the exact same results.
I wish i had seen your reply earlier. I was at work and i checked here but i didn't see ir post. I was able to stop at my shop for a few minutes to get that file i attached but i had to run because my wife yelled at me for not being home yet lol...
*hiding in the bathroom now* let me know what anyone needs, it's so weird that i can see rpm for a split second when i first crand and when it stops. But no other time.
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i tried to upload this file but it was to big. if i can get back to my shop again i'll do a shorter one, but you can see here on the graph that when i crank i have a spike in RPM for the first part and last part but it doesnt see it any other time. maybe i should swap out the microsquirt for my other one that i havent reflashed for transmission control yet? maybe the shielding is not grounded properly at the computer end? i got a new crank sensor and it's doing the exact same thing so im pretty sure thats ok.
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Re: figuring out quadspark on my explorer motor
Ok, if that is a 36-1 wheel, it doesn't look great.
You should see 35 similar height bars, then one longer one (the missing tooth).
It should look more like this one:
I haven't counted the bars in this image, but that is generally what it should look like.
You should see 35 similar height bars, then one longer one (the missing tooth).
It should look more like this one:
I haven't counted the bars in this image, but that is generally what it should look like.
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off topic for a second here. is it worth it to get the registered tunerstudio extra and loger HD? like is there any options in that, that might help me better?
second, i stopped by my shop and got some more files... reason i asked the first question is im trying to read these and i cant because theyre over 500 lines? not sure what that means but even short bursts of me cranking are to big to open... having said that, here is what i got as of now. i used the sensor ground wire to connect to the shielding on the vr1 cable. o, and the gap between the crank sensor and wheel is (.014" or .356mm) the ford crank sensor is just kinda bolt in place... no adjustment. i was thinking maybe i can elongate the holes and move it closer a couple thousandths?
im really at a loss... like, i feel like i have read through the manual, and tunerstudios manual, and gone over things. i even swapped the microsquirt unit out for a different one in a vane attempt to get somewhere.
this engine ran,... and i could pull codes with the DLC when i had made my own standalone setup using the factory computer and cut down harness. i have to be missing something stupid or obvious and i keep overlooking it. thats probably pretty easy to do considering i can only stop in for a hr or so once a week to tinker with it.
second, i stopped by my shop and got some more files... reason i asked the first question is im trying to read these and i cant because theyre over 500 lines? not sure what that means but even short bursts of me cranking are to big to open... having said that, here is what i got as of now. i used the sensor ground wire to connect to the shielding on the vr1 cable. o, and the gap between the crank sensor and wheel is (.014" or .356mm) the ford crank sensor is just kinda bolt in place... no adjustment. i was thinking maybe i can elongate the holes and move it closer a couple thousandths?
im really at a loss... like, i feel like i have read through the manual, and tunerstudios manual, and gone over things. i even swapped the microsquirt unit out for a different one in a vane attempt to get somewhere.
this engine ran,... and i could pull codes with the DLC when i had made my own standalone setup using the factory computer and cut down harness. i have to be missing something stupid or obvious and i keep overlooking it. thats probably pretty easy to do considering i can only stop in for a hr or so once a week to tinker with it.
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Re: figuring out quadspark on my explorer motor
I have the OEM Ford crank sensor, wheel, timing cover, that I think you have, and no issues with it picking up and feeding to Microsquirt. I don't know if there is a possible polarity issue with the sensor, I used the OEM Ford plug for the crank position sensor and can unpin and polarity-swap mine, did you keep the plug and can easily try that? I didn't need to, but if it is polarity sensitive, with a 50/50 chance of being right, maybe I got lucky.
I also have my crank sensor shield grounded at the engine end, which I have read is bad, but doing that improved signal stability a little bit. In my case, I have a tube car with pretty much everything grounded, so the risk of bad grounds are limited to just poor connection where the wire hits metal.
Can you try the tooth logger like hybrid noted?
I also have my crank sensor shield grounded at the engine end, which I have read is bad, but doing that improved signal stability a little bit. In my case, I have a tube car with pretty much everything grounded, so the risk of bad grounds are limited to just poor connection where the wire hits metal.
Can you try the tooth logger like hybrid noted?
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Re: figuring out quadspark on my explorer motor
You could also toggle going high/going low to test this.ScottRS wrote:I don't know if there is a possible polarity issue with the sensor, I used the OEM Ford plug for the crank position sensor and can unpin and polarity-swap mine, did you keep the plug and can easily try that?
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I will try that, the 3 files i posted are tooth logger files. Also i looked at my EVTM and wired + to + and - to -. The microsquirt vr1 had the + and - heat shrinked on it. The ford ones were labled in the EVTM.Laminar wrote:You could also toggle going high/going low to test this.ScottRS wrote:I don't know if there is a possible polarity issue with the sensor, I used the OEM Ford plug for the crank position sensor and can unpin and polarity-swap mine, did you keep the plug and can easily try that?
i still think its weird that it spikes for a split second when I first crank and when I get done cranking. Nowhere else tho... it goes between zero rpm and like 170. Tooth logger is all over too.
I do have the factory plug and crank sensor still. Maybe one of the pins is loose or dirty? Maybe they need to be twisted more closer to the plug?
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Until you get a tooth log looking like the one I posted, you're going to get nowhere.
If the ECU can't find the missing tooth and count the teeth properly (sync), it will not fire injectors or spark.
You definitely need to play around with your trigger to sort that out. Polarity is definitely the place to start.
If the ECU can't find the missing tooth and count the teeth properly (sync), it will not fire injectors or spark.
You definitely need to play around with your trigger to sort that out. Polarity is definitely the place to start.
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What gap do you have on your setup? Between trigger and wheel?
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Mine is about 1mm, but mine is a cherry hall sensor, not a VR sensor.
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Dam, mine is just about .356mm and I've heard guys using paper on the wheel and installing the sensor up against that paper then pulling the paper out. I bet that's around .160 ish mm. I'm going to try and pull the trigger back out, check the pins, maybe get it a couple thousandths closer. Maybe put the ford one back too.
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Re: figuring out quadspark on my explorer motor
Gap on mine is 0.069" or about 1.75mm. Junkyard sensor off the same Explorer I pulled the crank wheel off of. This thread is the first time I've ever thought about the gap beyond "hope it's right, I can't really change it", and definitely the first time I've measured it.
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