Stalling

[Big Jim <cyng@lamere.net>]

Folks,

   First of all, let me say that the addition of an upper tie-bar is a 
worthwhile mod. My brother got one for me for my birthday, took my car 
away for a little while, and returned it to me with the mod installed (I 
didn't know what he had gotten for me or was doing to my car). Nice 
difference. Stiffer handling in the front end (obviously). Less frame 
torque allows for more controlled cornering (feels as though the car is 
lighter - less weight to throw around), less torque steer, and, well, the 
car goes where you want it to more easily now. Very cool.

   Now the bad news. You may recall that I'd been having a problem of 
stuttering or complete loss of power (tachometer falling) under heavy 
accelleration (especially in second gear, which for me sees the hardest 
accelleration). Well, it still happens, seemingly randomly. A couple 
others had had the same symptoms, but I never found out what their cause 
was. This has been going on for about 2 months (I work a hell of a lot, 
and it's very difficult to be able to schedule a car appointment), so I 
know it's not due to water in the tank or bad gas or that sort of thing. 
We only recently got a second car, so now I can take it in.

   But now it's been stalling. When the tach comes down (at a stop light 
or whatever), about 1 time out of ten it just keeps falling and 
bottoms-out. Kaput. Sometimes I catch it, but it pauses as it gets 
caught, hesitating noticeably. Not healthy. Really don't know what it 
could be. I have new spark plugs in there. The car has 80K miles on it, 
and is a '95. Could it be a faulty fuel pump? Idle air stabilizer valve? 
Oxy leak? Cloggy fuel filter? Faulty spark plug wires? I have no idea. I 
have an appointment, though, on Monday, so hopefully I'll find out. Does 
anybody, in the meantime, have any advice to offer? It's really got me 
down, as I'm unable to freely enjoy my new birthday gift.

   -T
'95 GLX

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