Date:         Mon, 1 Sep 2003 10:18:46 EDT
Reply-To:     Trvlr2001@AOL.COM
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From:         "John C..." <Trvlr2001@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Water Pump, OXG sensor, and Sputtering still.....
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In a message dated 8/31/03 10:22:44 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
AudibleA@AOL.COM writes:

>   Symptoms I drive a few 100 feet down the road everything is fine and then
> it starts losing power, regains it, loses it, back fires, a bit of black
> smoke, I have to pull over, shut it off, starts fine and the cycle repeats
> itself.
> Plugs, wires are fine

Hi All,
My question to the above is, "how do you know the wires are good?"
On my 91, I was having all kinds of start & run problems.
There were no obvious spark plug wire problems, however.
No sparking at night or shorts.
Or so I thought. Finally I bit the bullet, spent the dough & bought a set.
Ran fine ever since!
I guess I could have checked out the resistance of each wire, but who really
ever does that?
Just say replace them when ya should!
happy trails,
JC...