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Ignition/fuel problem (hard start/stalls/rough idle)

Old 03-20-2004, 02:15 AM
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Default Ignition/fuel problem (hard start/stalls/rough idle)

I did a bad thing, and I dont know whats wrong or if somthing is wrong?
I went out for a drive (45minutes) mostly highway, but I did go on the gas a little hard. Anyway all of a sudden I mash the gas at 60km/h, and I hear a whisle like sound (not the downshift/growl 5krpm sound) This keeps going for a while, so I baby it for 20minutes or so...
Then I turn a corner, and hit the gas again and see if that problem still there. YES, but this time it sputters and dies...
pull over
shut everything off
pop the hood, and the header is glowing... (at this point im swearing up a storm)
Then went back in the car, and fires right up (im way out in the boonies so I greatfully baby it back to civilization)...
I went to a friends acredge, and go inside for an hour...
Drive home, and I have perfect accel, and the world is good again... or is it??

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Glowing header.....clogged catalytic converter perhaps??
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Fair enough, I've never romped on it and then popped the hood, I'll have to try it
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Your trans has nothing to do with stumbling and stalling of the motor. Has the problem come back?
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I havnt been driving it sense last night(it was completly fine on the way home from my friends house). Before I parked it at my friends house for an hour it was o-k aslong as I didnt take it to WOT. The reason I say tranny is that it didnt shift down like it should.

The motor- 3,000kms on it with 2 oil changes under its belt at (600kms/2300kms) Everything was done.
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You have either an ignition (most likely) or fuel delivery (less likely) problem.
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Maybe my brand new stock coils just needed to cool down? weird.
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If that'* the case, it'* time to replace them. They shouldn't do that in heat. I had one do that, but it was 85k miles old.

I doubt you'll find anything, but did you pull PCM codes?

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