power loss
power loss
The other day I stopped at a friends house after taking the car to the car wash, When I left the engine would have trouble starting and would stall when backing out of a spot. When I was finally able to get it on the street it had no power at all, and the RPM's were fluttery. I have it at the mechanic now, they just got through running a diagnostic on the engine but found nothing so far. Has anyone ever had a problem like this? It's a 90' Firebird 3.1 V6.
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John
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John
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Car: 92 RS - Fully Restored w/Custom Int
Engine: LO3 with some mods
Transmission: T-5
Axle/Gears: 3.42 Richmond
Did you wash the engine block? Seems like you have moisture in the ignition....get a blowdryer and some extension cord and pull each spark plug wire to dry up all of the moisture. That should fix it.
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92 Camaro RS LO3, 5-spd, T-tops
Performance:
SLP 1 3/4" Headers (Coated by Paul Barry Motorsports), Flowmaster Catback Exhaust, Fastchip Performance PROM, Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch, Xact 8mm wires, Open Air Element w/K&N Filter, Z28 Grille w/aftmkt fog lamps
Electronics:
Alpine 8030 Alarm System, Valentine One Radar Detector (How did I ever drive without one?), Pioneer DEH 7450 Head Unit w/6-pack CD changer, Pioneer DEQ 7600 Sound Processor, 2 Kenwood KAC-846 Amps powering 2 12" Pro Red subs, 2 Pioneer 6x9 and 2 MTX 4x6 speakers.
NEXT UP: TBI mods, Edelbrock performer intake
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92 Camaro RS LO3, 5-spd, T-tops
Performance:
SLP 1 3/4" Headers (Coated by Paul Barry Motorsports), Flowmaster Catback Exhaust, Fastchip Performance PROM, Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch, Xact 8mm wires, Open Air Element w/K&N Filter, Z28 Grille w/aftmkt fog lamps
Electronics:
Alpine 8030 Alarm System, Valentine One Radar Detector (How did I ever drive without one?), Pioneer DEH 7450 Head Unit w/6-pack CD changer, Pioneer DEQ 7600 Sound Processor, 2 Kenwood KAC-846 Amps powering 2 12" Pro Red subs, 2 Pioneer 6x9 and 2 MTX 4x6 speakers.
NEXT UP: TBI mods, Edelbrock performer intake
Thanks for the tip but I don't think that's the problem. I did not wash the engine, but I did last weekend, and it ran perfect for an entire week.
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Pukka:
Did you wash the engine block? Seems like you have moisture in the ignition....get a blowdryer and some extension cord and pull each spark plug wire to dry up all of the moisture. That should fix it.
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Did you wash the engine block? Seems like you have moisture in the ignition....get a blowdryer and some extension cord and pull each spark plug wire to dry up all of the moisture. That should fix it.
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