[Shotimes] Aggrevating engine problem

Leigh Smith leighsm@concentric.net
Wed, 12 Feb 2003 18:10:15 -0500


Sounds like lean misfire to me. Check the spark plug wells for oil, and 
for a broken/worn out spark plug wire. They should all read pretty close 
to the same with a ohmmeter. Long ones a little more. A bad one goes 
really high, and shorts out. It's happened to me.

Leigh

Thesing, Hunter M. wrote:
> Once again, I seek help from the SHO gods.  I just replaced my fuel pump with
> a high flow unit in hopes of remedying a stalling problem.  However, it is
> still stalling.  It does it when I am stopped or sometimes when I push the
> clutch in (such as downshifting).  The RPMs bounce up and down and usually
> stalls.  I also just replaced the O2 sensors. Also, possibly related, at times
> (mostly at highway speeds) it will cruise at a constant speed, but when I give
> it a little more gas, it stumbles, bogs, and sometimes jerks.  It feels as if
> it's not getting enough fuel (or air).  The spark plugs and wires are less
> than a year old, so I wouldn't think that they would have anything to do with
> it.  It's a weird problem.  Sometimes I have power up the wazoo, and sometimes
> I wish I had my Saturn again.  Anyways, any ideas or suggestions would be
> greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Hunter Thesing
> 
> '93 SHO Emerald Green MTX
> 98,600 Miles
> 190 LPH fuel pump
> K&N Air Filter
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