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Old 03-23-07, 05:36 PM
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Strange hesistation problem (Non-3800rpm related)

Last weekend, I started my car, and put it into reverse to back out of my driveway. The car would sputter when it hit 2000rpm, and decelerated accordingly. After a few minutes, the problem fixed itself and I have not had another problem until this weekend.

Today, I was driving, and I shifted into 1st gear fine. I go to shift into 2nd, and it acts like I had just lef off the gas, but I still had my foot into the pedal. I had to blip the throttle several times, downshift, or pop the clutch a couple of times, trying anything to get it to gas again. Most of the time it would, and burn through the whole tach. On the way home, it did this on and off. Even in neutral it does this. It seems to be random.


Like I said, in neutral it sometimes does this. In gear, it acts like I just shift into the next gear, and let up off the gas, even though my foot is planted in it.

There is no backfiring, idle is excellent. Doesn't seem to be dependent on gear, upshift, downshift, neutral. or position of gas pedal.

Any idea what this could be? Thanks in advance.
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Sorry, forgot to add that it's an 86 n/a.
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is your maf plugged in securely?
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I checked. Yes, it is plugged in fine.
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I don't think the sensor is bad.
Old 03-23-07, 06:46 PM
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Anyone? Surely someone knows how these cars work. I read the forums all the time, and see much more complex problems solved every day
Old 03-23-07, 07:24 PM
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I'm kinda new to the rotary thing but it actually sounds like a fuel filter problem. Have you tried ckecking that recently?
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You know what, I haven't. It's going to be a PITA to get to it, though. Gotta access it through the hatch. ehh. But, it's worth replacing; Can't hurt, right?
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I got the same problem on my 87 turbo cant seem to fix it changed the plugs ran fuel injector cleaner still no change sept if i rev it past it like force it and get it to hit over 4000 and rev it till 8 grand and then left off and do it again for a while it'll run just fine after.
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Originally Posted by Darknephlim2003
You know what, I haven't. It's going to be a PITA to get to it, though. Gotta access it through the hatch. ehh. But, it's worth replacing; Can't hurt, right?
thats the one in the fuel pump.


theres one under the hood on the driver side just before the firwall it's easy to see
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I appreciate that, man. I'll take a look! Can anyone else speculate what's wrong with my car? Ideas?
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yeah anyone help us out plz!!!
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have you done a compression test? it could be bad compression for one reason or another
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