At 10:15 PM 7/3/2013, Roger Whittaker wrote: >other stuff just the motor - runs a little rich and runs rough till it >warms up - seems to need accelerator held down hard to get going on hill >rather than smooth start and and the OSX light is on continuously Ignore the light, it's just saying you've travelled 30,000 miles (think that's right for an '84) since somebody pushed the reset button by the left front wheel. Suggest try unplugging the oxygen sensor. If the engine is ok it will run perfectly well without it except for higher emissions. If the engine runs better without the sensor that's a good clue. Yrs, d |
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