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Fellow festiva-ers(?) its happening again! @#$%ing carb is gimping up BAD! Here's the deal- its been running GREAT! i.e, Averaging 44 mpg and a max of 51 mpg. So far so good! However, I've been topping off everyday since Rita was coming and as of the last top off the car started running like crap. If the revs are high (3000+) everything is pretty cool but put 'er in 5th at 55 (2200) and try to hold the throttle steady or get into the secondary and the car starts bucking like a horse! So, I've got two scenarios...
1) The kid I bought the car from wrecked it and never replaced the drives side inner fender well so maybe the wiring harness is getting wet but all the electrics are working fine sooo...???
2) The crap the stations are peddling as gas makes me wonder how much water you can sell to the suckers.
Anyway, I've got new plugs, wires, cap, rotor, coil, and fuel filter so any suggestions?
P.S. When I say the plugs are new I should add that when I pulled them they had a grayish tint on the ceramic. Looks like a bit of oil burning but I knew that. Also the fuel filter is probably 2 weeks old ( Wix brand).
Cheers,
Chris
1) The kid I bought the car from wrecked it and never replaced the drives side inner fender well so maybe the wiring harness is getting wet but all the electrics are working fine sooo...???
2) The crap the stations are peddling as gas makes me wonder how much water you can sell to the suckers.
Anyway, I've got new plugs, wires, cap, rotor, coil, and fuel filter so any suggestions?
P.S. When I say the plugs are new I should add that when I pulled them they had a grayish tint on the ceramic. Looks like a bit of oil burning but I knew that. Also the fuel filter is probably 2 weeks old ( Wix brand).
Cheers,
Chris
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