[Shotimes] Stumbling at highway speeds

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It does sound like a dirty MAF. Try cleaning it with an electrical tuner
clear.


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Thesing, Hunter M." <HMTHESING@stthomas.edu>
To: "Shotimes Posting" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 9:58 AM
Subject: [Shotimes] Stumbling at highway speeds


> Okay, hopefully this will be my last posting for a while, as I'm sure
you're
> getting tired of my stupid car.  For those of you helping me or who have
been
> following my progress, the car is running much better now.  Overall, I am
> pleased.  However, it still has a few quirks that are bugging me.
>
> At highway speeds (60-75) it sometimes loses power when cruising (just
enough
> to be noticeable).  And when I give it a little gas, it stumbles.  If I
keep
> pushing the pedal down, it gets worse, and then at a certain point, the
> stumbling stops and it starts to accelerate.  Could this be the point
where it
> goes into WOT?  That could explain a few things.  I'm not sure if this is
> related, but I have a check engine light that comes on intermittently, but
> doesn't seem to correlate to this problem.  I'll have codes (hopefully)
> tomorrow when I buy a new battery for my reader.
>
> Any ideas?  I had an '84 Buick Skylark that had similar problems that were
> corrected with a new MAF.  Does that sound like this could be it? (note:
> recently cleaned MAF)
>
> Also, possibly unrelated, my car has been stalling intermittently, only
when
> coming to a stop (no engine load), and not all the time.  Again, for those
> following my saga, I have a new IAC now, which has helped with the idling,
so
> I think it must be something else now.
>
> Again, I greatly appreciate the feedback from all of you.  Without this
vast
> knowledge at work, I probably would have kept my wife's Saturn to drive,
since
> it has been more reliable than the SHO.  Oh, well.
>
> Thanks again,
> Hunter Thesing
> '93 MTX EG
> Sho Shop 190 LPH Fuel Pump
> K&N Air Filter
> Homemade Ram Air
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