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Subject:Re: Timing - 1991 Carat, 2.1 L wbx, auto-tranny
From:OlRivrRat
Date:Fri, 26 Sep 2014 21:43:31 -0600

John

        Sounds as if possibly the Idle Throttle Position Switch May have been Misadjusted or Maybe even

Disconnected ~ I have a friends 89 with 2.1H2OBxr sitting in my Driveway & if I get a chance tomorrow

I'll try to Duplicate your Symptoms ~ I know that if you move the Throttle Off Idle & then Trigger the

IdleSwitch the RPMs will Oscillate so not really sure that this is possibly your Prob' but I'll see what I can

figure out ~

        If you let it Idle long enough to Come Up To Temp is there any change in the Symptoms ~ Another

Scenario I'm pondering is that if the IdleControlValve is Disabled & then other adjustments were made to

achieve Start&Idle there might be to much Air available @ 1stThrottle ~ Just taking some LongDistance

Guesses Here ~ Or Some MisAdjustments may have been done to the AFM ~ 

                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 26 Sep , 2014, at 2:50 PM, John Rodgers wrote:

> Parked or in gear - anything above idle. If i can nurse long enough to get it to 1200 or 1500, the it really takes off.
> 
> John
> 
> On Sep 26, 2014 3:23 PM, "OlRivrRat" <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
> On 26 Sep , 2014, at 12:27 PM, John Rodgers wrote:
> 
> > Step on the gas ................ it just quits.
> 
>                 John
> 
>         Does this happen Only InGear or Also in P' or N' ~
> 
>                                                         ORR ~ DeanB
> 
>