Re: [Peugeot-L] Continued Rough Running 1985 Gas Turbo

From: Eduardo Kaftanski <ekaftan_at_p.nn.cl>
Date: 06/17/06

On Sat, Jun 17, 2006 at 04:46:05AM -0000, wmcookphd wrote:
> Recap: 1985 turbo accelerates smoothly but jerks when rpm's level
> off. If trying to maintain 35mph in 4th gear, the car jerks repeatedly.
>
> So far I have replaced: fuel filter, fuel pump and fuel ECU - no
> change. So what would allow the car to accelerate smoothly then run
> very rough when not accelerating. I am at 5,000 feet but that had no
> impact on another turbo imported from sea level. An air leak? Some
> other electrical problem?
>

Long shot, but...

The vacuum advance only comes to play when RPMs level off. Maybe the distributor is broken in a way that when the vacuum pulls the advance mechanism, something grounds...

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