vn5 litre surging while idleling

[cubic inches]

just put a engine out of my vnss into a vn wagon 5 litre auto.starts up fine,but surges while idleling.when put into gear and driven it does"nt miss a beat. does anybody know what could be happening .any info will be appreciated .cheers cubic inches

 

[VrWagz1]

check for fuel leaks, i had really bad surging and i found the rubber hose on the fuel rail was loose. Also could be the old dirty throttle body and gummy IAC.

 

[cubic inches]

thanks,will have a look today

 

[cubic inches]

all good .car is running perfect

 

[Cobez]

What was wrong with it?

 

[VrWagz1]

You could atleast tell us what it was and add to the knowledge base here so the next bloke who reads this can benifit.

 

[kniever]

yeh would be good to know what the fix was

 

[cubic inches]

sorry fellas i have not replied.had a mate look at the car.checked the timing and it was advanced around 30 d instead of 6 degrees.but dont know how it changed .as i have never adjusted the timing on this engine.anyway all good.lesson learnt.cheers 4 the info