[Shotimes] Engine Trouble

[Leigh Smith]

Doug;
When my 94 did this it was a bad cam sensor. $15
Lee

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Copeland" <doug.copeland@gmail.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 5:18 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Engine Trouble


> hey all
> last week when i got home from work i noticed that my engine was idling
> funny. It was bouncing repetitively between about 900 and 1100 RPMs. I
> noticed it was low on oil (I have a leak, plus my plug seals leak), and
the
> problem stopped. Today i was on my way home and noticed it was doing it
> again, so i pulled over into a gas station. After a moment it stopped, so
I
> decided to bring it to my girlfriend's house since it was nearby. When i
> turned onto her street, I was in neutral because I was coasting down a
hill,
> and I noticed it was doing it again. I stopped at the bottom of the hill,
> put it in gear, and attempted to go. The car lurked forward in the same
> jumpy way as the tach, responding to the jumps in the motor. I limped it
to
> her driveway and left it there. Does anyone have any idea what the hell is
> causing this. I had a theory that maybe the plug wells had filled so high
> with oil that they were misfiring, but it just seems odd. Could there be
> something with my fuel lines? I just had a new fuel pump installed about 3
> months ago. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Being me I would always
> like to fix this myself and avoid shop fees, but this problem might be
more
> than I can handle.
>
> Doug
> 95 mtx
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