[Shotimes] vacuum leak/spark problems

[Shylo McKinsey]

Also check to make sure every thing is still plugged
in. On the distributor and that the plug boots are in
place. Your "crap power" syndrome sounds like bad plug
wires...

Shylo McKinsey

'91 White MTX

--- "Hartberger, Jason M.  ATAN"
<hartbejm@roosevelt.navy.mil> wrote:
> Hello all, I have a 94 ATX with 101K miles on it in
> beautiful condition, but
> I just developed some problems with it... when I
> first start it up, the
> engine shakes back and forth like the engine mounts
> are loose... but I don't
> think they are. After I start driving it a little,
> it morphs into rough
> revving below 3000 rpm... but only when the pedal is
> slightly depressed,
> which leads me to think it might be a vacuum leak
> somewhere, but when I do
> the dollar/exhaust pipe test, that tells me I have a
> cylinder out. 
> 
> Then it becomes obvious that there's a cylinder out
> because during hard
> acceleration, I get crap power... but the fubar'd
> cylinder mysteriously
> kicks on and off... making for some very interesting
> acceleration when
> behind other cars! Does anybody have any idea what
> this might be caused by? 
> 
> There is some other background info... the day
> before, I washed the engine
> compartment and used a little too much high-pressure
> spray... I might have
> either soaked something I wasn't supposed to or
> knocked something loose. I
> also managed to drive right over a curb (I swear, it
> came out of nowhere!
> stupid left turns), and I might have knocked
> something loose then. 
> 
> Other than that, I'm at a complete loss. It doesn't
> affect driveability too
> much, and there's no CE light, so I'm not *too*
> worried about the car dying
> on me... yet... but if anybody has any ideas as to
> what this might be, I'd
> really appreciate the help.
> 
> ATAN Hartberger, USN
> USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71
> 
> 94 ATX red 101K "binary car"
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