Re: trouble in paradise

[Ben Doughney <ben_d@clear.net.nz>]

on 17/8/2003 12:25 PM, Fiesta Cranberry at FiestaCranberry@webtv.net wrote:

> Took her for a spin.  No change what-so-ever!  Going up the hill was
> almost impossible---barely made 32.  I can usually do that hill at 40-45
> from a stop.  Hesitating at stop lights.  After a full stop, when I
> press the accelerator, there is a split second where the engine seems to
> stop, then it comes on but with little power.  The engine sounds
> "puttery" (like a bug).  It usually sounds that way when it gets to 25
> and I don't let it go faster, because it really wants to do 30.  Now it
> sounds puttery all the time I have my foot on the gas.  Car also shakes
> more than usual when stopped at a light.

One or more of your cylinders may not be firing. Have you taken the spark
plugs out and had a look at them?

Ben Doughney

'63 1200 - Ringo
'71 1600TL
'65 1500N - Val

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