[Shotimes] OT help for friend with Maxima

[Shylo McKinsey]

Related this to my father. He says the same thing (as
you, Don). He also mentioned fuel filter, but I would
think that problem would be more consistent. Don't
know if that helps any...

Shylo McKinsey

'91 White MTX

--- Donald Mallinson <dmall@mwonline.net> wrote:
> A good friend of mine has a 19 year old son with a
> 1994 
> Maxima.  V6 automatic.
> 
> about 125,000 miles.
> 
> I have tried getting to the Maxima lists/forums, but
> they 
> must all be dead or stupid because they don't
> respond.
> 
> Hoping some of you can help.
> 
> He says the car, after warming up, going about 50
> mph, 
> typically getting on an interstate on-ramp trying to
> gain 
> speed, but not asking the tranny to downshift, that
> the car 
> just starts bucking and making noise, and it won't
> gain 
> speed.  You can floor it and it will downshift and
> come out 
> of it.
> 
> In a test drive, the problem would not show up for
> me.
> 
> Car seems to run fine otherwise.
> 
> Tranny is overfilled by maybe a pint.  Had a recent
> tranny 
> flush/fill.  No other work recently.
> 
> A couple of mechanic friends think it is the tranny,
> but I 
> think it sounds like ignition since low rpm, fairly
> high 
> throttle position is a high stress time for
> ignitions.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Sorry about the off-topic, but I promised I would
> help the 
> young man, he is almost a God-son to me.
> 
> Don Mallinson
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