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!
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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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