4.2 engine set up help needed

[darreni]

i've just spent all day trying to get my 97 4.2 to run correctly, i've just been soaked & am pissed right off.

Fitted new plugs, new magnecors today, & fitted 2 new throttle pots 2 weeks ago, but the car still runs like crap. It was not too bad ( major stuttering from 1900-2500 rpm ) until today after fitting the new plugs etc.

I have the cerb software but still cannot get the engine to run as it should.
I'm setting it up as follows:

1) idle screw fully wound in.
2) Link rod removed
3) pots set at 15.0
4) adjust idle to 1000 rpm ( using idle screw)
5) adjust passenger side bank (using link rod) until pot reads 18.4/7
6) adjust drivers side pot ( by adjusting pot itself) to 18.4/7

when the engine is started it will fire then stall.
if i then adjust link rod or idle screw the engine speed goes up to 2000+ rpm, & listening to the exhaust the motor is clearly not running right.

The setup software is showing no faults & adaptives have been reset each time.

If anyone can help me with the setup, you'll save the life of this great car ( if i go through the same tomorrow it's curtains!) & possibly my marrige(?)

I know the ideal situation is to take it to an expert/dealer but i'm in Guernsey & we have no experts/dealers so i'm left to my own devices.

Thanks in advance for any help at all.

Darren.