Hey again, 505in you,
After I hit send, it occured to me that one thing
that could cause the computer to retard the timing and
then not let it come back to where it should be, which
could cause exactly the problems you describe, is a
bad knock sensor.
Regards,
Ben Pender
- Ben Pender <ben_pender@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hey, the 505in you,
>
> What are your timing settings? Retarded timing
> can
> cause these symptoms. It could also explain why it
> got better with high octane fuel. The computer
> could
> have been retarding the timing and now its not going
> back to the normal setting for some reason.
>
> Regards,
> Ben Pender (my real name, imagine that, some signing
> a
> real name!)
>
> --- the505inme <the505inme@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
> > 86 505 gas turbo, auto. 255,000 km
> >
> > It started a few months ago, usually on highway on
> > ramps, the boost
> > comes on, but the car doesn't move relative to the
> > boost. With a fresh
> > tank of high test, the problem went away. But
> > starting last week, it
> > started doing it all the time.
> >
> > The spark plugs are new, o2 sensor, cap and rotor,
> > and valves are
> > adjusted. Off the line, (it's a 4 spd auto) it
> > hesitates, like when
> > the o2 sensor is bad, but I replaced it and the
> prob
> > remains......
> >
> > Where should I look first? Fuel, ignition, or
> air?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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