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Thanks for the reply Wapi. Yes, I've replaced the timing belt tensioner pulley, water pump and the others "I believe" are OK as well.
Here's what happened today...
I drove her in town twice, about 10-15min. each direction. First trip, missing and bucking as usual; when I got to AutoZone, to pick up some parts for my accord and 74 Ford F250, I noticed that the idle was kinda going up and down. It would rev up for 1-2 seconds then back down, up and down, over and over. So I turned her off. On the second trip when I was driving back I noticed she seemed to be running rather smooth. Parked her and rev'ved the engine to 2K, then to 2500 rpm, NO MISS? I thought, it must be because I'm in the car and I'm just having trouble hearing it. So I popped the hood, and cranked the linkage to 2-2500 rpm, smooth as a sewing machine. Held it there and she didn't miss a beat. Closed the hood, shut her down and walked off scratching my head.?.!.?.
I wanted to drive it some more to see if it would eventually act up, but I had a half-shaft and alternator to install and a voltage/charging issue to resolve on the old truck and I was runnin' outta' daylight. It was already 21:30hrs.
Sooo, I believe this rules out a vacuum leak issue, timing being off by a tooth (I was really starting to question the expertise of the mechanic, especially since he was me), burnt valve... so what does this leave as possibilities. I really can't turn her back over to my daughter, just to have it start happening again and her loose all faith in me and the little E30.
Where do I go from here?
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