The car starts and rides ok under light acceleration, but when I put the pedal down a bit it stutters and seems to backfire.
Changed plugs and made sure there was good spark on all. I also used some carb cleaner to check for vacuum leaks, couldn't find any. Tomorrow I will probably pick up a new cap and rotor and see if that helps.
If anyone has a suggestion as to what else I can check, that would be great. May even be fuel filter/ pressure regulator issue???
Thanks
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07-26-2010, 07:49 PM #1Ol' School
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Car stumbles and backfires a bit under acceleration. HELP
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07-26-2010, 08:29 PM #2Post whore
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Pull any codes?
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07-26-2010, 10:33 PM #3Ol' School
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I do not have a code reader at the moment. I could pop out to autozone tomorrow and have them do it.
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07-26-2010, 11:40 PM #4Post whore
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you don't need a reader
http://sbftech.com/index.php/topic,2471.0.htmlPity the mate of Queen Mantis, so content, but so headless
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07-27-2010, 10:16 PM #5
I will let you use mine Wayne. Its better than the one you have to count beeps or light flashes.
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07-28-2010, 08:51 AM #6Cuttin' trees like Paul Bunyan
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Fuel filter??? Or maybe the fuel pump is on its way out. Do you have an active fuel pressure gauge?
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07-30-2010, 07:46 PM #7Fast grocery getter...
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Got cats??? If so, check to see if they are clogged!!!!
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07-30-2010, 09:12 PM #8Ol' School
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Busy with work, but I will get back to it on Monday. Thanks for all the suggestions!
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08-11-2010, 08:42 AM #9Cuttin' trees like Paul Bunyan
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Ever get this issue figured out?
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08-30-2010, 10:16 PM #10Ol' School
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Sorry, I forgot to get back to this thread. I put a new fuel filter in it and it didn't correct the problem. I ended up replacing the plugs I bought with non copper autolites and the car ran good. Then I replaced the cap and rotor ( because I bought them ) and the car runs great now with no issues.
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