[Shotimes] newbie....w/trouble....

[Erik Balser]

As the car is approching 60K miles it's about time that the plugs and wires
get changed anyways.  If you have access to a multimeter check the voltage
output of the TPS while slowly opening the throttle body.  With it fully
closed you want a voltage as close to zero as possible and a smooth increase
of voltage as you open it until it's fully opened.  At WOT you should have
about 5V.  As for the clunking on accelerating from a stand still you should
probably take a look at the condition of the subframe bushings and do a
motor mount test (found on www.shotimes.com).


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin & Cheryl Airth" <clubairth@peoplepc.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>; "Brent Running" <brunning@cascorp.com>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] newbie....w/trouble....


> Brent:
>  First have you checked the computer for any codes?
> Can you tell if the secondary runner vacuum control is working? In other
> words are the secondaries closed at idle?
> Has the fuel filter been changed?
> Do you have a good gusher of fuel when you press the test valve on the
fuel
> injection rail?
> Then I would clean the MAF sensor wire with carb cleaner. Reseat the MAF
and
> TPS plugs after spraying with electrical cleaner. Do you have access to
> another SHO? If so I would swap the BAP and see what happens.
> Pull the plug wires and inspect the plug wells for oil and water. This is
SO
> very common.
> Let the list know what you find!
> .
> .
> .
> > Recently purchased '94 MTX w/ 58k on the clock. The condition of the car
> > and the 2nd owners story gave me confidence in the odometer reading. It,
> > however, has an issue that I need your opinion on. I have looked through
> > the website thoroughly and find its content to be tremendous. Thanks to
> > all who contribute to it. From the posts on the websight I have
formulated
> > my own opinion of what is up but I need to know what you all think.
> >
> > Engine Hesitation - low RPM range.
> >
> > If I load up the motor, often even the slightest acceleration, while it
is
> > turning 2000 - 2800 rpm it will accelerate but not before I experience 1
> > or sometimes 2 hesitations. The way it falls momentarily on its face
tells
> > me its something bigger that just a bad plug or wire. In this senario
> > there is no noise that I can accociate with the hesitation. At rpm's
above
> > 3k there is no hesitation but I'm sure this is not a case of me lugging
> > the motor because I'm only applying light load to the motor.
> > I also experience, though less frequently, poor acceleration from a
> > stand-still due to hesitation.In this case there is often a soft thud or
> > clunk eminating from the passenger side of the motor that corresponds
with
> > the hesitation. This condition forces me to add rpm and slip the clutch
> > more that I'd like in order to accelerate.
> > Possibly related is a clattering noise that I sometimes experience upon
> > start-up. Noise eminates from the passenger side of the motor, lasts 1-2
> > seconds and is experienced on upon start-up and only about 15-20% of the
> > time.
> >
> > All of these symtoms have developed in the last couple of months. I
didn't
> > sense any of these troubles the first two months after I purchased it.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for you help,
> >
> > Brent
> > '94 MTX
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