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Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 13:56:43 GMT
From: "jim" <lintznopsam.net>
Subject: Re: elusive drivability problem ('85 900T)


possible the fuel pump is going bad such as the diaphram or springs that are used in it Jim Tom Reed wrote in message ... >Hi -- > >My '85 900T 16v has got me scratching my head right now. Maybe someone's >seen the symptoms before and can help. > >* Car occasionally stumbles/cuts out for just a second or two. >* This happens mostly (but not always) between 20 - 30 mph, and tends to get >worse and worse until the car is shut off and allowed to sit for several hours. >* In between stumbles, I can depress the clutch pedal and rev the engine up as >much as I want. >* Does not seem to happen when the car is cold >* There may be the pattern of the symptoms being exhibited for a few days, >followed by normal running for about a week. >* Often (but not always) the symptoms seem to occur when the engine is at >fairly high rpm with little load (such as when going downhill and engine- >braking). >* Loss of fuel economy. >* Strong smell of gasoline/exhaust, which seems to occur almost independently >of the other symptoms. >* I once before noticed similar symptoms when I mistakenly left the gas cap at >the gas station. >* Chaging the fuel filter seemed to help a little > >Does anyone have any ideas/guesses? (please and thank you). > > >Tom R. treednopsamir.csustan.edu > >"The best book on programming for the layman is Alice in Wonderland, >but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman." > --Alan Perlis > >

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