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k-money42 · 05-10-2010, 08:50 AM

My '97 has some very wierd symptoms and between multiple garages nobody can give me a cleancut answer as to what the problem is. When trying to accelerate sometimes nothing will happen and I have to fully depress the pedal to get the car to accelerate, it then immediately slows down and I have to constantly repeat this process. It will also occasionally surge and backfire when driving, and surge when idling. I have replaced cat converter front O2 sensor and cooling sensor, after this it ran weel for a short time then relapsed. Does anyone have any suggestions.

TJ97SH · 05-10-2010, 09:17 AM

Are you throwing any codes? Did you check the throttle body/throttle cable? It might be sticking.

pIERCE · 05-10-2010, 09:38 AM

Hmmmmm, could be your induction system like TJ said.

But it may also be a fuel regulation issue. Check your pressure to verify your pressure regulator is regulating the correct pressure.

Kronn 98SH · 05-10-2010, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by pIERCE

Check your pressure to verify your pressure regulator is regulating the correct pressure.

This sentence made me laugh. Could you say pressure s'more?

pIERCE · 05-10-2010, 11:03 AM

^^^Yeah, I felt the same way. fvck editing, I was hungry.

How 'bout you actually help they guy out, huh kronn?

bouckarooo · 05-10-2010, 11:39 AM

Almost sounds like you have some sort of vaccumm leak from you IM, does you car idle rough? what rpm range? Also, test your TPS, if it is screwed then no matter how much you push ont eh gas you engien is goin to run like crap.