need help
09-23-01, 09:46 AM
#1
Passenger
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need help
my 89 gtus was running...
-poor gas mileage
-stall at idle w/ ac on
-ocassional idle bounce
not great i guess but I felt it was running strong. i went to start it one afternoon and all of the sudden...the car barely started but it's as if it's choking, or the timing is screwed. the car is running as if the top two spark plugs aren't working. the exhaust has a heavy gas smell too. Needless to say, I can't drive it because it has no power. What could have happened to my car?!?!?
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
-poor gas mileage
-stall at idle w/ ac on
-ocassional idle bounce
not great i guess but I felt it was running strong. i went to start it one afternoon and all of the sudden...the car barely started but it's as if it's choking, or the timing is screwed. the car is running as if the top two spark plugs aren't working. the exhaust has a heavy gas smell too. Needless to say, I can't drive it because it has no power. What could have happened to my car?!?!?
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
09-23-01, 01:04 PM
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Just a word. The top two plugs are the trail plugs. They should be going to the rear set of coils. They are not required for this car to run. They are an emmission device. I agree that you can pull the lead plugs off and start the car(bottom plugs) but the trail plugs stop firing at a high rpm anyway. If you replace the plugs for this condition I'd suggest just spending the money on the two lower(lead) plugs until you determine if its worth saving. This post does not fix your car, its just a hint that do not waste your time concentrating on the top plugs except to make sure they are indeed going to their proper rotor. You might do like Saku suggest and pull the top plugs and have someone rotate the engine as fast as it will spin. Does the pressure at both holes feel the same or is one not blowing your finger off it?