On that same note, it's my experience that caps
and rotors can go funky very easily, even new ones
from the factory are sometimes out of whack. Try
changing this too and see what happens.
YMMV
Good luck,
Andy
Mike Lishego wrote:
>
> Alan Lott wrote:
>
> > plug wires seem ok
>
> I would change these, even if they look OK or aren't very old. I try
>to
> replace mine every year and a half, while my Dad lets his go until the
>insulation
> falls off! I put a set of new wires on his car last summer, and the
>difference was
> amazing! His MPG went up 2 points!!! Never overlook the plug wires...
>
> > ...the idle is still lumpy. It just will not stay in one place. The idle
> > probably fluctuates in a range of 150 RPMs. At higher RPM, there is a faint
> > miss that is not really rythmic, but more intermittent. At idle, the car
> > runs very rough with the miss being much more pronounced (but still
> > intermittent). At this point, any and all suggestions would be appreciated.
> > Thanks in advance :)
>
> Otherwise, how about your exhaust? Is it leaky? Blocked by a small
>tabby
> maybe? (Obligatory cat content.) Do you have an exhaust that flows too
>freely?
>
> Have you tried a bottle of the carb cleaner you add to your gas tank?
> Sometimes a little residue will booger up your carbs and their performance...
>
> How about a compression test? You might have a valve that's
>ever-so-slightly
> damaged that is throwing things off...Other than that, it sounds like you've
>got it
> covered...Good luck!
>
> --
> Michael S. Lishego
> St. Andrews Presbyterian College
> Elementary Education Major,
> English Minor, Class of 1999
> R.A. of Winston-Salem Hall
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