Replace Vacuum Advance Carbed 88

[Banana Bonanza]

oh and if its a large hill, live with the reality that you need to downshift to 4th. Thats why you have all those different gears.

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The funny thing about my car is occasionally it will pull up the hill without dropping more than 3 or 4 mph, but most days it wants to drop from 55-60 down to 35. (I usually downshift to 4th around 45 if it doesnt want to pull, sometimes it holds 45 in 4th sometimes it dont) I dont like my engine screaming at me doing 55 in 4th gear with 170k miles, just seems like a good way to break something. The tach i installed is trash and fails after my car runs for more than 10 minutes, so i dont know exactly how far im pushing the engine.

IF I get a chance I might try to competely reset the timing, it probably needs done anyway, ive just got too much other crap on my plate for now. I'd try just adjusting just the disty, but I remember doing that with my old F250 and it took a month of me trying to get it right + someone else comming over for 2 minutes to get it right again. (The bolt came loose and adjusted itself)

Sorry for stealing your thread OP. Was just looking for extra info.

[Va 88 Festiva]

No, You didn't steal it. You are helpin me cause mine does the samr drop from 55-60 down to 45 you explained.

[nitrofarm]

Oh and yah duh....dont forget to make sure your fuel filter isnt packed? My tank is contaminated with rust. A new filter only lasted a week.I'll be changing the tank soon. But just saying my Aspire wouldnt pull either.New filter fixed it right away. If you dump the filter and blow though it.You shouldnt feel much back pressure.You can do a comparo with a new one also.Good luck

[nitrofarm]

The Festy was kinda unique in that it had a computer carb and a vacuum/mechanical advance distributor. Most cars with computerized carburetors, the ignition advance was handled by the main ECM via the ignition module.

Makes it easy you dont have to look for a different disty when tossing that stock carb

[BigElCat]

The 1st series EFI on the Festivas used the dual-diaphragm vacuum advance cans. That was in 1989 only.

ECM controlled spark advance is said to improve efficiency and performance while reducing pollution.

I'm going to tinker with my dual diaphragms. I'll post anything interesting.

[Va 88 Festiva]

Makes since, I noticed my engine has a yellow "89" on the air filter housing like it;s a junkyard engine. I did'nt see it til I changed the filter.