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car trouble (no LBC)

To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: car trouble (no LBC)
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2001 16:55:20 FILETIME=[9E632B00:01C078CA]
List,
I have an off topic question.  Forgive me, but with the Sprite 
tango-uniform, if this one goes out too, I'll be walking.  I have a '90 
Subaru Legacy with 174K miles on it (this car still has the original clutch 
in it--how's that for a good design?  If it wasn't Japanese, I'd stick it in 
the Sprite).  The RPMs (fuel injected) occasionally jump up and down while 
sitting at a traffic light, sometimes the car even cuts off.  This problem 
has just begun to show itself over the last month.  The car also tends to 
stutter when accellerating at low RPMs (1200-1700).  When you get above this 
range, the car is fine.  This causes a minor lurching and the occasional 
backfire.  About a year ago, I changed the air, oil, and fuel filters all at 
once.  I also installed a new PCV valve and new plugs and wires.  Of course, 
I've changed the oil since them, but nothing else is even close as far as 
mileage/time to change again.  Any ideas on what the problem could be?  Why 
is it isolated to this RPM range?  If the car is in neutral and revved, it 
doesn't exhibit the same problem.  Thanks,
Ryan
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