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Subject:85' low idle, loss of power/compression, surging-UPDATE
From:Tracy Bonin
Date:Tue, 26 Nov 2002 13:05:33 -0800

Ok, so I couldn't figure out what the problem was. I am having a irradic idle, that slowly goes down until it stalls, loss of power ( especially uphill ) , and surging / bucking. I was told to check out some grounds, and the ECU, and some other things. I checked them out and still couldn't figure out what the problem was. Then today I noticed that I was going through gas like crazy. I stopped at my mechanics, and he took one swipe in the tailpipe and noticed that I was burning alot of gas, and it is running rich. He said that I have a fuel system problem, and I have an appointment for next Thurs. My issue is that I'm low on fund$ and so I was hoping that someone on the list might have an idea of what it could be. Buying parts and doing it myself would be alot cheaper, not to mention it would get done quicker than next Thurs. Please let me know.

thanx in advance,

Tracy

85' GL "Ripple"