what happened?
05-18-2004, 03:24 PM
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what happened?
my car has been actin kinda screwy for the past couple of weeks. i figured it was plug wires, so i ordered some.
today i was driving it, and it started bucking all over the place like it was jumping spark. it was kind of sporadic so i kept going. got to where i was goin and left it sitting for 90 minutes. came back out and it started fine, drove fine for about 10 miles. than the bucking started again. only this time it was constant. i drove it like this for 30 miles or so til i got to some hills. it was really working hard to get up the hills. so when i got to the top, i put it in neutral cuz it was still working hard. i had the cruise on when i put it into neutral. while i was coasting down the other side of the hill it was fine, but once i started losing speed it went nuts. started free revving. only hit 3K or so before i shut it down. it still starts but i cant get more than 1k out of it.
feels like its jumping spark big time. like its way out of time.
optispark, rotor, or timing chain?
would i be better off buying the cap & rotor from autozone or just getting a new optispark from jason or dal?
car has 137K on it.
today i was driving it, and it started bucking all over the place like it was jumping spark. it was kind of sporadic so i kept going. got to where i was goin and left it sitting for 90 minutes. came back out and it started fine, drove fine for about 10 miles. than the bucking started again. only this time it was constant. i drove it like this for 30 miles or so til i got to some hills. it was really working hard to get up the hills. so when i got to the top, i put it in neutral cuz it was still working hard. i had the cruise on when i put it into neutral. while i was coasting down the other side of the hill it was fine, but once i started losing speed it went nuts. started free revving. only hit 3K or so before i shut it down. it still starts but i cant get more than 1k out of it.
feels like its jumping spark big time. like its way out of time.
optispark, rotor, or timing chain?
would i be better off buying the cap & rotor from autozone or just getting a new optispark from jason or dal?
car has 137K on it.
05-18-2004, 04:28 PM
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well i just went out and started it. started a little hard. it revved just fine though.
there is a consistent miss throughout the RPM range. probably plug wire there. but a plug wire wouldnt be causing all the other stuff.
almost sounds like a coil. runs fine while its cool, than when it gets warm its jumping spark everywhere.
there is a consistent miss throughout the RPM range. probably plug wire there. but a plug wire wouldnt be causing all the other stuff.
almost sounds like a coil. runs fine while its cool, than when it gets warm its jumping spark everywhere.
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