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Subject:Re: Intermittent engine miss
From:John Rodgers
Date:Mon, 5 Jun 2006 08:32:28 -0500

Disconnect the O2 sensor and see if it goes away. Mine did.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Mike Miller wrote:
> Vannuts,
>
> Driving back from a camping trip my new syncro ran well for 180 miles. 90
> degree heat, AC running and going about 65-70 down I 5 in California.
>
> As I was getting off the freeway for gas it suddenly started missing. Idle
> about 500 rpm, very difficult to get the revs up in any gear.
>
> Stopped for fuel [a bargain $2.99.9 a gallon] opened the engine cover to let
> it cool. Checked all the plug leads and looked for loose wires, etc.
>
> Filled up and it started right up and ran fine...until I tried to get back
> on the freeway. Same deal, missing heavily and would only hold about 45-50
> mph on level ground. Same in all gears, if anything worse in lower gears.
> Then it would catch and run smoothly for from 1 to about 30 seconds. Then
> the miss came back.
>
> Got home. Used 1/2 tank gas to go 49 miles.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> TIA
>
> Mike
>
>
>

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