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Date:         Sun, 15 Sep 96 20:21:07 EDT
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From:         Sean Bartnik <sbart7kb@www.mwc.edu>
Subject:      fuel injection question

Hello all, OK, I have a generic fuel injection question, but it's not a VW. My girlfriend's '87 Plymouth Sundance is acting up, but the reason I'm asking here is that the FI system appears to be a Bosch derivative, possibly a continuous system.

I will also look in my Bosch FI book for the answer, but perhaps some of you have experienced similar symptoms on your vans.

Symptoms: loss of power, particularly at highway speeds, stumbling and lurching at idle (automatic trans. car), very excessive fuel consumption.

Prior to this incident the car has been sitting for about 3 weeks without running at all. When it was parked it ran fine. She tried to start it a couple of days ago but the battery was COMPLETELY dead. We took it to Pep Boys and had them charge and test it and it tested as a good battery. Later, on a drive around town, we noticed some hunting at idle, i.e. rpm increasing and decreasing, not settling in one spot. This weekend, she took a road trip and the above problems showed up. It sounds to me like a fi problem rather than just needing a tune up.

Possibilities: I have a hunch that is telling me oxygen sensor. Does that make sense to anyone? That's my gut feeling. I was thinking fuel filter for a while, but that doesn't fit with the excessive fuel consumption symptom.

I know this is a VW list, but she really likes my bus, if that helps. I know, I know, what's wrong with the car is the fact that it says Plymouth on it :) but I figure you folks may have run into a similar problem with your fi systems.

Thanks in advance for any help, Sean


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