[Shotimes] ECC Codes...

[Kevin & Cheryl Airth]

Rich:
 Check that the plug wires are installed correctly. It's easy to push them
on and not get them tight or have one pop back up. Several people have had
the same wire keep popping off. Possible plug wire damage from the mechanic
removing and reinstalling? How old are the wires? When the valve lash was
set did he reseal the plug wells at that time? So no oil is in the plug
wells? Have you checked the fuel test port when any of this was going on?
Should spray a good stream up to the hood and beyond! Filter changed when?
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> I got my car back from the mechanic on Friday, after the valve lash
adjustment
> was completed and a new woodruff key and timing sprocket were installed.
> (Thanks to everyone for your help on that!) Anyway, it drove fine Friday
> afternoon and then started missing while driving, and it doesn't like to
idle
> either. I was going down the road at about 50mph, and all of a sudden the
> RPMs dropped to around 1200 and then picked up, dropped again, and then
the
> car died. Threw it in neutral and she started right back up. Ran fine
until I
> got to a light and it started to idle oddly. Again the rpms would drop,
pick
> up, and drop. It idled like that until I hit the gas to go, and then died
> completely. Refused to start again unless I pushed the go-pedal to the
floor,
> and then she started right back up. Stalled on me again as I turned to go
> down a side street, I was going maybe 10 or 15mph. Car would start and
idle a
> few seconds and then die again. Finally did get to nurse it back home.
>
> I checked the codes on it this morning, and did not get a thing. Not even
a
> 542!! I'm thinking the mechanic screwed something up, like the crank
position
> sensor. Or maybe there is a vacuum leak somewhere? Perhaps the intake
isn't
> properly torqued?
>
> Any ideas? The car is back at the shop right now, grr, and right now I'd
much
> rather have it here doing the work on it myself if only I knew what was
> wrong!
>
> Rich