Sputtering - Reply

[Larry Wright <72510.1703@compuserve.com>]

>Aaron Klinger                    Reading, PA
>I jumped on the gas to pas a tractor trailer on Thursday and, well, it 
>was like those commercials where the car's sputtering badly and hits the 
>car in the oncoming lane. Don't worry, I didn't hit anyone! But there 
>was a very bad sputtering. Tell me my fuel pump's not going!

Could be pump, but I'd check the following 1st.
1) If you have never changed plugs/wires/cap/rotor,
   do all of these 1st
2) Air filter & gas filter 2nd
3) Is the IC pump working, check temp of IC water, replace
or upgrade as reqd/desired(ATR kit is NICE)
4) Get fuel pump pressure gage & look at pressur 
under boost,

After these maintance items, then hummmmmm. HEI, loose
ground, ect, need scan tool to help ...

Larry Wright/San Francisco Bay Area
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