[Shotimes] Problem - My '95 MTX runs really rough when the
engine temperatur e goes up.
Kevin & Cheryl Airth
clubairth@peoplepc.com
Mon, 23 May 2005 12:34:11 -0500
Marc:
Do you know how to get the trouble codes from the computer? If the check
engine light has come on, you should have some codes in memory.
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> Hi All,
>
> When the gauge reaches the upper middle section of normal, (i.e. the
> indicator points to the "O" in "Normal" on the gauge itself), my car has
> taken to running really rough, lurching a bit as I gas it. The "Check
> Engine" light may or may not come on, but it never stays on, and as soon
as
> the engine cools down a bit, everything is fine, and the car runs like
> nothing has happened.
>
> The funny thing is, my car has always run on the cool side. On the open
> road, the needle usually stays just a hair's breadth above the blue "cool"
> indicator, and in heavy traffic, the temperature gauge has gone up a bit
> more, but things usually remain well on the low end of normal. Lately,
> though, the gauge seems to be going higher, and then I run into this
> trouble.
>
> I'm due to flush out and change the coolant anyway, but I think something
> else is happening here too.
>
> Anybody have any thoughts about what might be going on here?
>
> Thx!
>
> -Marc