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Old October 29th 04, 04:42 PM
brian lanning
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I have a 92 plymough voyager with 143k the the 3.3 engine. When it's
cold, it acts like it's running on only 4 or 5 cylinders. Under load,
it's almost (but not quite) enough to stall the engine. When I put it
back into drive, it idles nicely. I can gun the engine in neutral and
it feels a little rough at low rpms, but when it gets above maybe
1000, it runs fine. Put it back into drive, and it sputters. This
isn't all the time. The warmer the car gets, the better it gets and
disappears almost entirely. Sometimes, when trying to start from a
slow speed, it knocks a few times at random with no power, then
regains it's composure and drives nicely.

Does this just sound like it needs a tuneup or something else? I
haven't started looking for the problem yet. I'm trying to build a
list of things to check.

tia,
brian
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Old October 29th 04, 10:26 PM
jdoe
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If it hasn't had a GOOD tuneup than this is the place to start. Plugs
(Champions), wires, pcv (check the pcv hose too), fuel filt. etc. Look too
for any error codes and correct them. It should than run well again.
Larry
"brian lanning" > wrote in message
om...
>I have a 92 plymough voyager with 143k the the 3.3 engine. When it's
> cold, it acts like it's running on only 4 or 5 cylinders. Under load,
> it's almost (but not quite) enough to stall the engine. When I put it
> back into drive, it idles nicely. I can gun the engine in neutral and
> it feels a little rough at low rpms, but when it gets above maybe
> 1000, it runs fine. Put it back into drive, and it sputters. This
> isn't all the time. The warmer the car gets, the better it gets and
> disappears almost entirely. Sometimes, when trying to start from a
> slow speed, it knocks a few times at random with no power, then
> regains it's composure and drives nicely.
>
> Does this just sound like it needs a tuneup or something else? I
> haven't started looking for the problem yet. I'm trying to build a
> list of things to check.
>
> tia,
> brian



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Old October 29th 04, 10:26 PM
jdoe
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If it hasn't had a GOOD tuneup than this is the place to start. Plugs
(Champions), wires, pcv (check the pcv hose too), fuel filt. etc. Look too
for any error codes and correct them. It should than run well again.
Larry
"brian lanning" > wrote in message
om...
>I have a 92 plymough voyager with 143k the the 3.3 engine. When it's
> cold, it acts like it's running on only 4 or 5 cylinders. Under load,
> it's almost (but not quite) enough to stall the engine. When I put it
> back into drive, it idles nicely. I can gun the engine in neutral and
> it feels a little rough at low rpms, but when it gets above maybe
> 1000, it runs fine. Put it back into drive, and it sputters. This
> isn't all the time. The warmer the car gets, the better it gets and
> disappears almost entirely. Sometimes, when trying to start from a
> slow speed, it knocks a few times at random with no power, then
> regains it's composure and drives nicely.
>
> Does this just sound like it needs a tuneup or something else? I
> haven't started looking for the problem yet. I'm trying to build a
> list of things to check.
>
> tia,
> brian



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Old October 30th 04, 07:53 PM
brian lanning
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Yeah, my guess is that it's spark related. There's no check engine
light which I'm assuming means no codes. This is surprising because
I'd expect a misfire to register as a code. Maybe that's only on
later cars.

brian


"jdoe" > wrote in message news:<8Aygd.272432$wV.52274@attbi_s54>...
> If it hasn't had a GOOD tuneup than this is the place to start. Plugs
> (Champions), wires, pcv (check the pcv hose too), fuel filt. etc. Look too
> for any error codes and correct them. It should than run well again.
> Larry

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Old October 30th 04, 07:53 PM
brian lanning
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Yeah, my guess is that it's spark related. There's no check engine
light which I'm assuming means no codes. This is surprising because
I'd expect a misfire to register as a code. Maybe that's only on
later cars.

brian


"jdoe" > wrote in message news:<8Aygd.272432$wV.52274@attbi_s54>...
> If it hasn't had a GOOD tuneup than this is the place to start. Plugs
> (Champions), wires, pcv (check the pcv hose too), fuel filt. etc. Look too
> for any error codes and correct them. It should than run well again.
> Larry

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Old October 30th 04, 09:28 PM
jdoe
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NOt many things will set a mil on those. Not even a bad O2 or EGR. There
will be a code set though but some things will not register on the self
diagnostic. BTW don't fall for the fancy spark plug claims. Use stock
Champions and OEM wires also check the coils for cracks and corrosion. If
you see any replace the coil pack too.
Larry
"brian lanning" > wrote in message
om...
> Yeah, my guess is that it's spark related. There's no check engine
> light which I'm assuming means no codes. This is surprising because
> I'd expect a misfire to register as a code. Maybe that's only on
> later cars.
>
> brian
>
>
> "jdoe" > wrote in message
> news:<8Aygd.272432$wV.52274@attbi_s54>...
>> If it hasn't had a GOOD tuneup than this is the place to start. Plugs
>> (Champions), wires, pcv (check the pcv hose too), fuel filt. etc. Look
>> too
>> for any error codes and correct them. It should than run well again.
>> Larry



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Old October 30th 04, 09:28 PM
jdoe
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NOt many things will set a mil on those. Not even a bad O2 or EGR. There
will be a code set though but some things will not register on the self
diagnostic. BTW don't fall for the fancy spark plug claims. Use stock
Champions and OEM wires also check the coils for cracks and corrosion. If
you see any replace the coil pack too.
Larry
"brian lanning" > wrote in message
om...
> Yeah, my guess is that it's spark related. There's no check engine
> light which I'm assuming means no codes. This is surprising because
> I'd expect a misfire to register as a code. Maybe that's only on
> later cars.
>
> brian
>
>
> "jdoe" > wrote in message
> news:<8Aygd.272432$wV.52274@attbi_s54>...
>> If it hasn't had a GOOD tuneup than this is the place to start. Plugs
>> (Champions), wires, pcv (check the pcv hose too), fuel filt. etc. Look
>> too
>> for any error codes and correct them. It should than run well again.
>> Larry



 




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