On 11 Jun 2003 20:42:12 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@frontiernet.net (Mark Gifford) wrote: Leading into the 'carb' from the breather assembly... is a box that has two tamper proof torx bolts holding a lid. Inside is the sensing unit for air to fuel ratio mixing.. over time these wires get gummed up and need cleaning/replacement. They will casue the car to intermittently have erratic idle and/or highway operation. Start there...
After the car warms up, I get a pronounced jerking and loss of power,
>between 55-60 mph. This occurs intermittently, but lately it's been
>getting worse - happens about 75% of the time, now. If I step on the
>accelerator, it gets better. Sometimes it also kicks back in by
>itself, with no help from the accelerator. This feels like the power
>smoothly returns. Runs fine at lower and higher speeds.
>
>It's a hatchback, auto transmission with 115K miles on it.
>
>Checked the transmission fluid - it's pink and not burned smelling. >
>Had it into a shop and they reset the computer - no help.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Mark