Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 09:59:28 -0700
From: Tom Reed <treednopsamir.csustan.edu>
Subject: elusive drivability problem ('85 900T)
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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