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Join Date: May 2003
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My first CIS problem...please help

I knew it would happen sooner or later. I searched the forum for about an hour, but I just can't seem to nail down what I'm experiencing. Here's the situation:

1. Car has been up on jack stands for suspension work, with the front end jacked pretty high for about 2 weeks and the rear for about a week. Before I started the suspension project I had no problems.

2. I drove the car 3 days ago to check my alignment and settle the shocks for ride height adjustment. The car started a little rough and then ran fine.

3. Today, after further tweaking of the ride height, I took the car out for a drive. It started OK, but when I started to drive up the street the problems started. At anything past very light throttle the car would buck wildly. I tried to warm it up, but it just continued and came close to stalling. I got it back to my garage and opened the decklid with the engine running. I pushed on the throttle and the engine stumbled then died. I couldn't get it started again.

4. I pulled the airbox cover to check the popoff valve and it's OK. I checked the distributor cap, rotor and points. All look fine and I replaced the cap and rotor about 4 months ago. Finally got the engine to catch but it had a horrible miss at idle and when I pushed on the throttle the miss would continue into higher RPMs.

What's wrong with my baby?!?!?! Tomorrow I will pull the plugs to check for fouling, but what else should I do?

-Jon
Old 01-24-2004, 07:17 PM
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