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Old 08-14-03, 06:15 PM
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dont know whats wrong please help

87 turbo II cold air filter and straight pipe....heres the problem i was driving home one day when all of a sudden when i stop at the red light the exhaust backfires(loud pop) and the seven died out...as i try to start the car the car starts but i need to gas it a little if i let gas go then it will completely die out...to drive it home i would need to gas it whenever i hit a stop light or stop sign and it runs crappy.....white cloud of smoke comes out when i gas the car..cranks up fine til it get warmed up then slowly falls then one or two rough idle then dies...whats wrong wih the car??? is it time for a new motor?

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Do a compression check. You may have toasted your motor.
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check your vac hoses. One may have come off or broken.
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check you vac lines
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check the AFM connection as well.
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