Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 09:12:57 GMT From: "adrian c" <acolombininopsamcom> Subject: Re: strange problem!!!!
Mine did exactly the same- would start to misfire and so I would change down and try to clear it etc etc. Twice it conked out completely and took a good ten minutes to restart. Found that the distributor cap was badly arcked got a temprary fix just by jiggling it about a bit. Adrian rachelmoon <rachelmoonnopsam.com> wrote in article <iiRE2.935$mn5.1245nopsam.cwix.com>... > hi there, this is my first time to the list. > > I have '84, 900T - 197,000 miles. > > driving for 1 hour at 65mph on the thruway, suddenly i hear a strange sound > (sorry can't describe it) i'm in 5th and it starts to stutter (loss of > power) down to 4th it is ok. > > drive another 15-20 minutes and shift down to 3rd as i slow to go through > the toll and it loses power again (same as in 5th) > > down to 2nd it is ok. > > then i slow down to a snails pace to go through the toll and the car stops. > engine, oil, brake lights etc are all on. > > won't start. > > keep trying and it smells of gas. > > pushed out of the way. about 15 minutes later it starts up. > > leave it at the mechanic overnight. next day he drives it and can find > nothing wrong with it!!!! (typical) > > now i must say the pipe from the catalyctic converter to the engine has a > large hole in it. > > anyone have any ideas what the problem would be???? > > thanks in advance. > Rachel > > >