I was having the all the symptoms of those with bad water thermosensors, so, I replaced it and finally got it all back together. I also made a small change in timing but gave the car a nice long static run-up in my driveway today and so far so good. No popping or backfiring on decel or bogging down with hesitation on rev up. I have a little more driving to do to confirm but at this point it feels and sounds normal, not like it did. So, if this is a good fix I'll post another full write-up with some pics and details of the sensor replacement for those of you having similar problems.

 

good to hear you got your car running right again...car must have been just mad for taking her on a long trip....

 

I think the car wasn't expecting to roll over 100K! So, like those warranties, once you pass it, everything goes wrong. I'll put up a full post though. Thanx