Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2003 16:54:00 GMT From: "Fred W." <LauraJ2Bnopsamcom> wrote in message news:1f89245c.0306050818.70224a97nopsaming.google.com... > I wrote here before and everyone was so kind and some of you even sent > me direct emails. > > I have a 9000 CD 1989 Sedan and I notice when I am driving on the > highway that it seems to lose speed. It almost feels like its > changing gears ( yes it is Automatic). Anyway per a friends > suggestion I added to the tank a bottle of dry gas. This seemed to > fix the problem as I did not experience any of the bucking or slowness > problems for a month. I was sooo happy and I could hit the gas and it > would fly.... > > Unfortunately the drop down in speed while I am driving is starting > again. So I wanted to know if adding the dry gas really did help and > if so what is the reason the dry gas helped. I want to know if there > is something that I should get fixed that the dry gas temporarily > fixes. > > Sounds like you might be getting some misfiring. Does your 9k have DI (Direct Ignition)? If so, step one should be to replace the spark plugs with the correct NGKs called out for that engine. If not, it could be plugs, plug wires or distributor cap or rotor. -Fred