Re: UPDATE!

Sep 30, 2003 4 Replies


Took the '98 GT to the shop last Thursday, they kept it until Monday and


> basically did nothing to it. They did a leakage test, and compression test,
> insisted those were normal and that there is nothing wrong with the car. We
> pick it up yesterday, it runs like it did when we bought it. Hm...? It
> wasn't running this good when we left the car with them! Me thinks they put
> a band-aid on it. *eyebrows furrowed*
*OR*

They found their screw up on the intake and corrected it but did not want to admit the error.



I still think the poor running after the intake was replaced is most likely due to an assembly error.


"MadDAWG" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@corp.supernews.com:

Make it 3.

Joe Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC

I agree.

Sounds like maybe a vacuum leak somewhere. Take it back to whomever did the repair and INSIST they redo it.

ERIC

89 5.0 LX Vert, Cobra long block, 2.5" O/R H-pipe, 2.73s w/Locker 40 Series Deltas and some kinda Wild Assed Cam!

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Actually, I don't think they knowingly found the error, as it was a different shop that replaced the intake. I think this other shop, in an attempt to diagnose the problem, disassembled the intake and without knowing it, fixed the problem when they reassembled it.

Sounds realistic to me, too. Been five days and still no problems with the car since picking it up. Fingers are crossed, though, 'cause Saturday the warranty is up!

Cindy '96 laser red auto GTS

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