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Subject:Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's,normal again.
From:Greg Potts
Date:Mon, 2 Mar 2009 14:43:24 -0500

Hi Karl,

Thanks on the reminder, I will check that tonight.

The investment in parts needs to be made regardless; I have no service
records for the van and it's not had a tuneup since I bought it back
last April.

If the gas milage goes back to normal the parts will be paying for
themselves anyway.

Yes, I know the distributor is not a tune-up part. But my current
distributor has the hall sensor connector held in place with a cable
tie, and the cost difference between a hall sensor replacement kit and
a complete new distributor is only $120 so for the price I figured I
might as well go with a complete new unit.

</Greg>

Quoting Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@GMAIL.COM>:

> Check those ground wires before you put money into parts.  The wire I
> was referring to is under the back seat.
>