92 Plymouth Acclaim

Trying to put a diagnoses on this problem.
Whilel driving my 92 acclaim home it started Missing and had lose of power
uphill.Although the car never overheated the temp gauge did go past
midpoint.
I checked the spark Plugs and regaped them ,but they looked and seemed fine.
once I get the car started at a idle out of gear it doesn't seem to bad,but
when i put it in gear and get it some gas it bucks and bangs.
there is no Water in the Oil,
I'm no mechanic,just wondering if the Car has had it,any help would be
appreaicated.
Thanks
Ron

"Ron Stewart" > wrote in message
...
> Trying to put a diagnoses on this problem.
> Whilel driving my 92 acclaim home it started Missing and had lose of power
> uphill.Although the car never overheated the temp gauge did go past
> midpoint.


Have you checked the oil to see if it has any coolant in it, or the coolant
for oil? That will tell you if you have a head gasket failure. If that's OK,
one easy and cheap thing you could do is a good quality injector cleaner in
the gas. You can get that at any decent auto parts place. Make sure it is
recommended for your type of car, fuel systems vary.

Beyond that, you need to get the codes read. This is not difficult but
requires a shop manual and some technical knowledge, so you need to have it
done at a competent shop. It may be only a sensor, but you need a diagnosis
to know for sure.

"Ron Stewart" > wrote in message
...
> Trying to put a diagnoses on this problem.
> Whilel driving my 92 acclaim home it started Missing and had lose of power
> uphill.Although the car never overheated the temp gauge did go past
> midpoint.


Have you checked the oil to see if it has any coolant in it, or the coolant
for oil? That will tell you if you have a head gasket failure. If that's OK,
one easy and cheap thing you could do is a good quality injector cleaner in
the gas. You can get that at any decent auto parts place. Make sure it is
recommended for your type of car, fuel systems vary.

Beyond that, you need to get the codes read. This is not difficult but
requires a shop manual and some technical knowledge, so you need to have it
done at a competent shop. It may be only a sensor, but you need a diagnosis
to know for sure.

sounds like a secondary ignition misfire, plugs. wires?? spray water on the
wires to see if it starts breaking down under load, if so replace em
"Ron Stewart" > wrote in message
...
> Trying to put a diagnoses on this problem.
> Whilel driving my 92 acclaim home it started Missing and had lose of power
> uphill.Although the car never overheated the temp gauge did go past
> midpoint.
> I checked the spark Plugs and regaped them ,but they looked and seemed
fine.
> once I get the car started at a idle out of gear it doesn't seem to
bad,but
> when i put it in gear and get it some gas it bucks and bangs.
> there is no Water in the Oil,
> I'm no mechanic,just wondering if the Car has had it,any help would be
> appreaicated.
> Thanks
> Ron
>
>

sounds like a secondary ignition misfire, plugs. wires?? spray water on the
wires to see if it starts breaking down under load, if so replace em
"Ron Stewart" > wrote in message
...
> Trying to put a diagnoses on this problem.
> Whilel driving my 92 acclaim home it started Missing and had lose of power
> uphill.Although the car never overheated the temp gauge did go past
> midpoint.
> I checked the spark Plugs and regaped them ,but they looked and seemed
fine.
> once I get the car started at a idle out of gear it doesn't seem to
bad,but
> when i put it in gear and get it some gas it bucks and bangs.
> there is no Water in the Oil,
> I'm no mechanic,just wondering if the Car has had it,any help would be
> appreaicated.
> Thanks
> Ron
>
>

Thanks for the advice,I did mention in my first post that the Oil was free
of coolant and coolant free of Oil.
I did run the car at a Idle with the Radiator Cap off it did not bubble up
but it did come to the top of radiator into the overflow tank which seemed
normal not sure with it not being under pressure.
Will try the fuel injector cleaner and check the wires.
Thank You Gentlemen for your reply.

"Dave Gower" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ron Stewart" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Trying to put a diagnoses on this problem.
>> Whilel driving my 92 acclaim home it started Missing and had lose of
>> power uphill.Although the car never overheated the temp gauge did go past
>> midpoint.
>
>
> Have you checked the oil to see if it has any coolant in it, or the
> coolant for oil? That will tell you if you have a head gasket failure. If
> that's OK, one easy and cheap thing you could do is a good quality
> injector cleaner in the gas. You can get that at any decent auto parts
> place. Make sure it is recommended for your type of car, fuel systems
> vary.
>
> Beyond that, you need to get the codes read. This is not difficult but
> requires a shop manual and some technical knowledge, so you need to have
> it done at a competent shop. It may be only a sensor, but you need a
> diagnosis to know for sure.
>
>
>

Thanks for the advice,I did mention in my first post that the Oil was free
of coolant and coolant free of Oil.
I did run the car at a Idle with the Radiator Cap off it did not bubble up
but it did come to the top of radiator into the overflow tank which seemed
normal not sure with it not being under pressure.
Will try the fuel injector cleaner and check the wires.
Thank You Gentlemen for your reply.

"Dave Gower" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ron Stewart" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Trying to put a diagnoses on this problem.
>> Whilel driving my 92 acclaim home it started Missing and had lose of
>> power uphill.Although the car never overheated the temp gauge did go past
>> midpoint.
>
>
> Have you checked the oil to see if it has any coolant in it, or the
> coolant for oil? That will tell you if you have a head gasket failure. If
> that's OK, one easy and cheap thing you could do is a good quality
> injector cleaner in the gas. You can get that at any decent auto parts
> place. Make sure it is recommended for your type of car, fuel systems
> vary.
>
> Beyond that, you need to get the codes read. This is not difficult but
> requires a shop manual and some technical knowledge, so you need to have
> it done at a competent shop. It may be only a sensor, but you need a
> diagnosis to know for sure.
>
>
>

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004, Ron Stewart wrote:

> Trying to put a diagnoses on this problem. Whilel driving my 92 acclaim
> home it started Missing and had lose of power uphill.Although the car
> never overheated the temp gauge did go past midpoint. I checked the
> spark Plugs and regaped them ,but they looked and seemed fine. once I
> get the car started at a idle out of gear it doesn't seem to bad,but
> when i put it in gear and get it some gas it bucks and bangs.

Well, the first thing to do is to check the computer codes.

To check the computer codes:

With the engine off, switch the ignition key on-off-on-off-on,
leaving it "ON". Do not
go to "start", just "on" during this procedure.

Watch the "Check Engine" or "Power Loss" light. It will turn on, then go
off, then will begin to flash-out any trouble codes that have been stored.
For instance, if it flashes:

flash <pause> flash flash
<long pause>
flash flash flash <pause> flash flash flash flash flash
<long pause>
flash flash flash flash flash <pause> flash flash flash flash flash

Then you have a 12 (one flash followed by two) a 35 (three and five) and a
55 (five and five). 55 means "end of codes" or, if by itself, "No codes
stored. Check the codes and report what you find.

The next thing to do is to tell us how long it's been since the timing
belt was replaced.

DS

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004, Ron Stewart wrote:

> Trying to put a diagnoses on this problem. Whilel driving my 92 acclaim
> home it started Missing and had lose of power uphill.Although the car
> never overheated the temp gauge did go past midpoint. I checked the
> spark Plugs and regaped them ,but they looked and seemed fine. once I
> get the car started at a idle out of gear it doesn't seem to bad,but
> when i put it in gear and get it some gas it bucks and bangs.

Well, the first thing to do is to check the computer codes.

To check the computer codes:

With the engine off, switch the ignition key on-off-on-off-on,
leaving it "ON". Do not
go to "start", just "on" during this procedure.

Watch the "Check Engine" or "Power Loss" light. It will turn on, then go
off, then will begin to flash-out any trouble codes that have been stored.
For instance, if it flashes:

flash <pause> flash flash
<long pause>
flash flash flash <pause> flash flash flash flash flash
<long pause>
flash flash flash flash flash <pause> flash flash flash flash flash

Then you have a 12 (one flash followed by two) a 35 (three and five) and a
55 (five and five). 55 means "end of codes" or, if by itself, "No codes
stored. Check the codes and report what you find.

The next thing to do is to tell us how long it's been since the timing
belt was replaced.

DS

Ok will try to do this this week. Thanks
Ron
"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message
n.umich.edu...
> On Sun, 12 Dec 2004, Ron Stewart wrote:
>
>> Trying to put a diagnoses on this problem. Whilel driving my 92 acclaim
>> home it started Missing and had lose of power uphill.Although the car
>> never overheated the temp gauge did go past midpoint. I checked the
>> spark Plugs and regaped them ,but they looked and seemed fine. once I
>> get the car started at a idle out of gear it doesn't seem to bad,but
>> when i put it in gear and get it some gas it bucks and bangs.
>
> Well, the first thing to do is to check the computer codes.
>
> To check the computer codes:
>
> With the engine off, switch the ignition key on-off-on-off-on,
> leaving it "ON". Do not
> go to "start", just "on" during this procedure.
>
> Watch the "Check Engine" or "Power Loss" light. It will turn on, then go
> off, then will begin to flash-out any trouble codes that have been stored.
> For instance, if it flashes:
>
> flash <pause> flash flash
> <long pause>
> flash flash flash <pause> flash flash flash flash flash
> <long pause>
> flash flash flash flash flash <pause> flash flash flash flash flash
>
> Then you have a 12 (one flash followed by two) a 35 (three and five) and a
> 55 (five and five). 55 means "end of codes" or, if by itself, "No codes
> stored. Check the codes and report what you find.
>
> The next thing to do is to tell us how long it's been since the timing
> belt was replaced.
>
> DS