Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 08:14:14 -0700 From: charlieontheradionospaml.com Subject: Re: C900, running miserably...
On Oct 25, 4:34 am, Adrian <toomany2...nospaml.com> wrote: > John B (John B <rotten_NOSP...nospam.org>) gurgled happily, sounding much > like they were saying: > > >> i'm hoping that the guy i had look at it checked all the usual > >> suspects. he had it for two weeks straight, after all... i'm thinking > >> it's an air/vacuum issue of some sort, but i clearly know nothing... > >> thanks for your suggestions! > > I could be wrong, but I think an air leak would trigger a CEL. Easy > > enough to test... > > Not necessarily. > > Replacing all the vac hoses with nice shiny new silicon is cheap and > easy, and will solve a LOT of miserable running - especially at idle. > > When I got mine, one of the hoses was a bit split at the join on the > inlet manifold. Ran OK, but smelt badly of fuel. After a long fast m'way > run, it spat another few hoses off various connectors - miserable idle, > stalling. Still no CEL. I've just had one of the connectors on the valve > cover break (previously glued), and that didn't seem to affect very much > - apart from, again, a fuelly smell. > > None caused a CEL. thanks for all the input. i just picked her up from a very reputable shop. while the poor acceleration problem was fixed (by overhauling plugs, wires, filters, etc.), it still idles rough. i'd take it back, but i'm tapped out financially. i've done no under the hood work beyond changing batteries. is replacing vacuum hoses difficult?
