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- From: jws@billy.mlb.semi.harris.com (James W. Swonger)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Cutlass Problems
- Keywords: surging, need help
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.204435.5150@mlb.semi.harris.com>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 20:44:35 GMT
- References: <1joac7INN5ao@phakt.usc.edu> <1993Jan25.173534.23324@mcnc.org>
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- This surging may be due to the primary mixture being excessively lean.
- This will require more throttle/lower vacuum for a given amount of load.
- When your vacuum drops to around 6" (+/-, depending) the power valve
- opens and richens things up. This hypothesis may be checked with a
- vacuum gauge, and by trying some other things. If the surging goes away
- when you floor the pedal, and the acceleration picks up more smoothly,
- this hypothesis remains likely - now you're past the power valve crack
- point completely.
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- There can be a couple of possible culprits causing lean conditions -
- on an early '80s smogtopus, make that a couple dozen. Vacuum leaks,
- crud in the jets, fuel system obstructions, EGR valve shot, what have you.
- Typically a vacuum leak will become less noticeable as RPM increases or
- as manifold vacuum goes down. One other possibility is a vacuum advance
- that is sticking, causing the spark timing to remain far advanced when
- it ought to drop back in response to reduced manifold vacuum. This will
- be noticeable as knocking in addition to responding favorably to mixture
- enrichment. This can be checked manually if you can see the actuator rod.
- Apply manifold vacuum to the advance line and then release it. It should
- move freely.
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