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Re: [T3] engine help


On 6 Apr 99, at 13:31, Grant Voigt wrote:

> ok guys since I bought my car I new that it was running ruff, but it may
> be dying.  Last night I got in and started driving and it didn't seem to
> have the power and "stuttered", misfiring, hesitating, that is the best
> way to describe it.  Well the same thing happened last week and it was a
> loose spark, sooo I tried to adjust the wire, this is at the spark plug
> end.  It just did the same thing, so I got a new set of plugs and it does
> the same thing, any ideas would help, I am trying to have the engine last
> atleast 3 more weeks, then I will have the loot for the rebuild, 

There are many things that can cause problems like this. Very few of 
them require a rebuild. What have you checked?

What is your gas mileage? Are you carbed or FI? What year? If FI have 
you measured the system regulating voltage.

Don't put $1000 into this if it is just a $25 problem.

Jim 
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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