Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 19:52:16 -0700 From: Inky <yada_yada_etcnopsamail.com> Subject: Re: '86 900 loosing power
What kind of plugs did you use and what did you gap them to? All in all, your problem sounds very much like your timing is off. Get a stroboscopic timing light and set the timing, which is done by loosening the distributor and rotating one way or the other it until you hit the right number (20 degrees BTDC <youngennopsamf.uiuc.edu> wrote: >My 900 (8v, 150k mi.) has been loosing power lately, (not that much to >begin with, so any loss is noticable). At low rpms, under acceleration, >the engine is very rough. For example, in gears 2-5, in the 1200 to 2000 >rpm range, the motor runs very rough. Get it above 2k and it smooths out. >However, I also notice it in 5th gear and nearly need to floor the >throttle just to go 65 mph. > >I've recently replaced plugs, wires, dist. rotor & cap, fuel filter, and >checked (visually) for vacuum leaks. > >Any suggestions about what might be going on? My fuel pump is beginning >to buzz a little, so I know this will soon need to be replaced. However, >I don't think this problem is symptomatic of the dying fuel pump. > >Any advice appreciated. >____________________________________________________________________ >Greg Youngen
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