neon cutting out under hard acceleration

My friend has a neon with DOHC and also a minivan, 2.5 turbo. They both cut
out under hard acceleration. They can be driven at highway speeds, but if
you feed lots of fuel they will cut out for a few seconds and then start
pulling again. They will continue to do this as long as your foot is to the
floor. Neither shows any codes. Any ideas? any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance, Dale

my first thought is crappy gas - citgo perhaps

"sometimes here" > wrote in message
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> My friend has a neon with DOHC and also a minivan, 2.5 turbo. They both
> cut out under hard acceleration. They can be driven at highway speeds, but
> if you feed lots of fuel they will cut out for a few seconds and then
> start pulling again. They will continue to do this as long as your foot is
> to the floor. Neither shows any codes. Any ideas? any help would be
> appreciated. Thanks in advance, Dale
>

We live in central Saskatchewan and he has tried different brands with no
noticeable difference. He's also changed fuel filters and plugs. Still
puzzeled in Saskatchewan. thanks for any input. Dale
"Abby Normal" > wrote in message
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> my first thought is crappy gas - citgo perhaps
>
> "sometimes here" > wrote in message
> ...
>> My friend has a neon with DOHC and also a minivan, 2.5 turbo. They both
>> cut out under hard acceleration. They can be driven at highway speeds,
>> but if you feed lots of fuel they will cut out for a few seconds and then
>> start pulling again. They will continue to do this as long as your foot
>> is to the floor. Neither shows any codes. Any ideas? any help would be
>> appreciated. Thanks in advance, Dale
>>
>
>

sometimes here wrote:
> We live in central Saskatchewan and he has tried different brands with no
> noticeable difference. He's also changed fuel filters and plugs. Still
> puzzeled in Saskatchewan. thanks for any input. Dale
> "Abby Normal" > wrote in message
> . ..
> > my first thought is crappy gas - citgo perhaps
> >
> > "sometimes here" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> My friend has a neon with DOHC and also a minivan, 2.5 turbo. They both
> >> cut out under hard acceleration. They can be driven at highway speeds,
> >> but if you feed lots of fuel they will cut out for a few seconds and then
> >> start pulling again. They will continue to do this as long as your foot
> >> is to the floor. Neither shows any codes. Any ideas? any help would be
> >> appreciated. Thanks in advance, Dale

Well, don't know how old the vehicles are but perhaps it's timing.
Could be running rich or lean. Hard to tell.

Steve

Thanks for the input guys. Problem solved. Plugs and wires. I'd never heard
of plugs and wires making the engine cut out, thought that would cause a
miss fire and a check engine light, but no engine light and engine would
completely cut out. go figure. anyway, thanks. Dale
"steve" > wrote in message
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>
> sometimes here wrote:
>> We live in central Saskatchewan and he has tried different brands with no
>> noticeable difference. He's also changed fuel filters and plugs. Still
>> puzzeled in Saskatchewan. thanks for any input. Dale
>> "Abby Normal" > wrote in message
>> . ..
>> > my first thought is crappy gas - citgo perhaps
>> >
>> > "sometimes here" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> >> My friend has a neon with DOHC and also a minivan, 2.5 turbo. They
>> >> both
>> >> cut out under hard acceleration. They can be driven at highway speeds,
>> >> but if you feed lots of fuel they will cut out for a few seconds and
>> >> then
>> >> start pulling again. They will continue to do this as long as your
>> >> foot
>> >> is to the floor. Neither shows any codes. Any ideas? any help would be
>> >> appreciated. Thanks in advance, Dale
>
> Well, don't know how old the vehicles are but perhaps it's timing.
> Could be running rich or lean. Hard to tell.
>
> Steve
>

wires made a hell of a difference in my 3.5


congrats on finding the problem


"sometimes here" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks for the input guys. Problem solved. Plugs and wires. I'd never
heard
> of plugs and wires making the engine cut out, thought that would cause a
> miss fire and a check engine light, but no engine light and engine would
> completely cut out. go figure. anyway, thanks. Dale
> "steve" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> >
> > sometimes here wrote:
> >> We live in central Saskatchewan and he has tried different brands with
no
> >> noticeable difference. He's also changed fuel filters and plugs. Still
> >> puzzeled in Saskatchewan. thanks for any input. Dale
> >> "Abby Normal" > wrote in message
> >> . ..
> >> > my first thought is crappy gas - citgo perhaps
> >> >
> >> > "sometimes here" > wrote in message
> >> > ...
> >> >> My friend has a neon with DOHC and also a minivan, 2.5 turbo. They
> >> >> both
> >> >> cut out under hard acceleration. They can be driven at highway
speeds,
> >> >> but if you feed lots of fuel they will cut out for a few seconds and
> >> >> then
> >> >> start pulling again. They will continue to do this as long as your
> >> >> foot
> >> >> is to the floor. Neither shows any codes. Any ideas? any help would
be
> >> >> appreciated. Thanks in advance, Dale
> >
> > Well, don't know how old the vehicles are but perhaps it's timing.
> > Could be running rich or lean. Hard to tell.
> >
> > Steve
> >
>
>