home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Path: sparky!uunet!zephyr.ens.tek.com!shaman!pogo!darrellm
- From: darrellm@pogo.wv.tek.com (Darrell McGinnis)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: 85 chev celebrity
- Keywords: help
- Message-ID: <13558@pogo.wv.tek.com>
- Date: 15 Sep 92 00:12:16 GMT
- Organization: Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, Or.
- Lines: 72
-
-
-
- hi,
-
- I've recently aqcuired a 85 chevy celebrity wagon.
- This car has a 2.8 tranverse mounted v6.
- 155,000 mi.
-
- I have noticed a few problems:
-
-
- 1) check engine light goes on after engine is hot
-
- Actually, this turns out to be a code 42, EST/bypass
- error.
-
- What exactly is the failure ?
- (no tach signal?/ no spark advance?)
-
- when the engine is hot, the idle will sometimes become
- eratic.
-
- 2) when cold (in the morning) engine has
- eratic idle in reverse & stalls (only reverse,
- park/nuetral/drive are OK)
-
-
- 3) when driving a constant speed 40mph the
- car will surge on occasion, acceleration/deceleration
- is fine.
-
- 4) oil leak around crank pulley
-
-
- are 1/2/3 possibly related ?
-
- I clared the error codes and made sure only code 42 (EST)
- occurs & there are no other indicated errors.
-
- Drivability is otherwise fine. MPG is 20.
- climbs hills readily.
-
- I have not yet checked if spark advance doen't happen
- when check engine is lit. This would indicate a faulty
- module in the distributor ??
-
-
- By the way, the dealer sold us the car for $2500 and told
- us (in writting) that odometer indicated 55,000 original
- miles.
-
- The dealer (a used car lot) called us & informed us of
- the actual milage (once they got the title) &
- we'll likely give the car back to them,
- (they said OK to that) instead of taking some adjustment
- money from them.
-
-
- I was pretty impressed that they didn't try to sneak
- it by us & were honest & reasonable (so far).
-
- But I'd also like to figure out the above problems,
- so any info would be appreciated.
-
- darrellm
-
- --------
- Darrell McGinnis darrellm@pogo.WV.TEK.COM
- Tektronix, Inc., P.O. Box 1000, MS 63-356
- Wilsonville, OR 97070
- (503) 685-3285
- --------
-