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Subject:Re: bogging/stumblin after long descents
From:Caston/Payne
Date:Thu, 3 Jun 1999 01:15:20 -0400

>My '85 GL has had a weird condition for quite a while now....after long
>downhill descents (3/4mile+) with my foot off the throttle the motor doesn't
>run properly when I reach flat ground again.  When I put my foot back on the
>thottle the motor feels sluggish, sounds bogged down and stumbles and bucks
>alot.  This bogging etc. then lasts for about a mile or two before finally
>going away as quickly as it came.  I'm guessing it may be the weak AFM
>spring trouble that I have seen frequently posted.  Does this sound like the
>likely culprit?  Otherwise, though everything seems fine...I get good
>mileage, no black smoke, pass emissions tests etc.
>Thanks,
>Mark

Put a new AFM on it and get the CO tweaked.
Also do the capacitor fix, AFM ground, and clean out throttle body housing
really well.
You'll be glad you did.

Dave & Sherrie
Allentown, PA soon to be VA
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