thought I had it all figured out.

[Ameer Antar]

I'd first get the mixture set, then see if there are any vac. leaks, fuel 
pressure mis-adjusted, etc. Metering valve is just one of many 
possibilities. You can do a simple check on it by taking off the intake 
boot and pulling the valve by hand. Pressurize the fuel system by running 
or jumping the pump relay. The valve should move smoothly and should not 
catch, which could cause stepped running as you say. Also the WOT switch 
can be switched before the pedal is to the floor. I think the spec is 65 or 
so degrees throttle opening for the WOT switch to turn on. good luck.

-ameer


At 01:42 AM 2/11/2001 , Livolsi, Stephane wrote:
>I have owned this  86 5KTQ for 3 years now and little by little have been
>fixing and improving.  I actually had it running very nicely until recently.
>Curious little situation just developed and I hope someone with CIS
>experience can provide some guidance.
>
>Lately turbo lag seems to be more than usual and power seems to come in
>steps especially under boost.  For example, heading up a hill, 3rd gear and
>I give it plenty of throttle, but not WOT, and hold the throttle steady.
>The car accelerates a bit, pauses (not an invisible brick wall, just seems
>to top out for a sec) then a spurt of power to a higher speed, pause, spurt
>of power even higher speed and repeats.  All of this just on the way to
>80km/h.
>
>Any ideas? at all?
>
>TIA
>
>Stephane