Did you have IAC disabled when doing the power balance test?

 

HeyYou, yes it was unplugged and motor fully warmed up. I'm reading from my tach on the dash, maybe not the most accurate way to measure. How much should it drop?

 

I would think at least 100 RPM, or in that neck of the woods..... Wonder if the O2 sensor saw all that extra O2 from the cylinder that wasn't firing, and richened up the rest, to try and compensate...... (which would also bump rpm up a bit.)

But, so long as you got the same drop across all cylinders, that's what you are really concerned about.

 

Good point. Maybe I'll unplug the O2 for the test as well.
Also, I put a test light on all injectors and they are all looking good.

 

Test resistance across each injector. (with it unplugged.) Should be around 12 ohms.

 

I tested em and they all read .011 ohms

 

.011? Did you have the meter on the wrong range??

 

I retested using better meter and they read 13 ohms.

A while back when I replaced the torque converter I never reinstalled the rear crossmember/shield, it sits just behind the transfer case, doesn't attach to it. You don't think that would cause the shudder? Never noticed it when trans was reinstalled without it. I will bolt it back in, just hasn't been highest on my to do list.

 

It *shouldn't*....... but we all know how that goes. Hows the rear trans mount?

 

Reinstalled the rear crossmember shield tonight and checked the rear trans mount. All the bolts are nice and tight and the rubber insulator it sits on looks good. There is a little movement when I push on the trans because the rubber it sits on is very soft.