Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 20:32:02 GMT From: "Dexter J" <lamealameadingdongnospamlamelame.org> Subject: Re: S.O.S. '92 9000CS
Salutations: On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 16:41:09 -0300, Nasty Bob <nospamspeedypancakenospamail.com> wrote: > > Last couple of miles on the way home tonight I noticed a problem with my old > faithful 9000CS 2li. > Seems reluctant to pull in the lower gears. Kept feeling it might stall at > the lights, not the normal smooth idle, but jumpy and eratic. Felt like it > needed a good "fart" to sort itself out. Can't see anything tonight (it's > pitch black in the driveway) and I wouldn't know what to look for anyway. > > Do you think I should I risk the 40 mile journey in heavy traffic to work > tomorrow? What could it be? Could it be the dreaded ECU on its way out? The > car's 14years old and done 150K. Any thoughts or advice much appreciated. > > Thanks It sound like vacuum or ignition wires/rotor/coil if you are not DI as I suspect you aren't. If you were DI - then you would want to start checking your TCS valve on the firewall and DI unit itself instead of ignition wire and coil. In either case, at that age and mileage - I'm betting it is the vacuum system and very probably somewhere behind the engine or in the Fender. -- Radio Free Dexterdyne Top Tune o'be-do-da-day Glen Frey - Smugglers Blues http://www.dexterdyne.org/888/046.RAM all tunes - no cookies no subscription no weather no ads no news no phone in no sign up required - all the Time