[Shotimes] vacuum leak/spark problems

[Kerby Haltom]

That would be coil pack...

Kerby

At 08:09 PM 12/28/03 -0800, Shylo McKinsey wrote:
>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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