Thank you sir. I will get to work on this and let you know what I find... Gawd, I wish I was a mechanic!
Brad
This is going to be one of those that a guy almost needs to test drive and
> stare at.... Getting back to more basic stuff, does the CEL prove out when
> you turn on the key? Maybe scan for continuous codes, anyway... jot them
> down, clear them, drive the car enough to get the problem to happen again
> and rescan would be one thing I'd likely do..... depending on how the car
> 'feels' when the problem is happening, I might check the fuel pressure WHILE
> THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING (I can't stress how important that part is). Is
> there a chance that water has gotten under the cap? . There was a suggestion
> that cam timing could be a culprit - I wouldn't expect this to affect the
> tach but it is certainly easy enough to check..... important to read the
> manual closely.... there can be several marks on the timing gears that are
> easily confused - DAMHIKT!!!
>
> Jim
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> > Hey Jim, well, the car doesn't actually slow down, just stops pulling, > kinda
> > coasts for 1/2 second before it kicks in again, and the tach then jumps
> > around. Eventually, if you hold it down long enough, you'll get to the > red
> > line, but it sure ain't a smooth ride! :) Thanks again.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > > Weak coil, carbon tracked coil tower, module with insufficient > dwell....
> > > some of these fancy "designer" plugs can do it. Is the car just dropping
> > > cylinders randomly or is it nosing right over and actually slowing down?
> > >
> > >
> > > > Not at all.... car is just flakey when you "put it down" - as much as
> > you
> > > > can put it down on a 2.3L :) Thoughts?
> > > >
> > > > Brad
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