88 5000 pooped out...

[Kneale Brownson]

I presume you've been having the same wet conditions the last three days 
that we've been getting 200 miles to the north,  so my first guess would be 
those old wires.  After that, I'd wonder about a clogged fuel pump 
screen.  Do you know if your pump still has the relatively fine mesh screen 
in place?

Regards, Kneale



At 08:45 AM 10/26/2001 +0000, Stephen Ankney wrote:

>Listers,
>
>Been having some problems with my 88 5000S. The car has been experiencing 
>loses of power. It will come and go when it pleases...
>
>What generally happens is that I will be cruising along and if i give it 
>gas it won't respond. It just bogs down. I usually pull over and try 
>giving it gas and sometimes it will clear up...
>
>It has happened on start up also. It will idle at the correct RPM's but it 
>feels rough. Pushing the gas pedal gets sputtering sounds and no increase 
>of RPM's. It does not stall out, but just feels rough with no pedal 
>response. When it does this I can only coast at 5-10 MPH until it clears up...
>
>This has been happening on and off for the last 3 days. I have not come up 
>with any fault codes. Any ideas?
>
>Plugs, rotor, cap fairly new. Wires are pretty old...
>
>The fuel pump is priming itself and it buzzes faintly. In fact, it's been 
>faintly buzzing for 2 1/2 years...
>
>Thanks!
>Steve Ankney
>88 5000
>Holland, MI
>
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