this seems bad

[Kneale Brownson]

You might ALSO check the woodruff key in the camshaft sprocket.  There have
been numerous reports of those shearing off.  When I did my wife's
campmobile 4kq's TB last summer, there was no key, just a bunch of gray
dust.  But the pulley was really stuck on the shaft, so I surmise it had
not slipped any.

At 10:44 AM 02/10/2003 -0800, Jim Green wrote:

>--- "Livolsi, Stephane"
><Stephane.Livolsi at investorsgroup.com> wrote:
> > Last night I went for a country drive to
> > 'experience' the new headlights and
> > did a WOT run. Well, something went.  Right after
> > coming off WOT, and ever
> > since, the car stumbles like it is running on 4 cyl.
> >  It idles right around
> > 850-900 rpm and steady, but not smooth.  When
> > sitting in neutral, I can
> > bring it up from idle and it sounds very rough and
> > missing up until about
> > 4000 rpm then smooths right out.
> > On the road, I have absolutely no power at all in
> > 2nd gear at 2000 rpm.
>
>My first guess it your timing belt has jumped a few
>teeth, I'd check that right away. and try not to rev
>the engine till you confirm it's OK.  Next I would
>look at fuel injectors.  I've had the timing belt slip
>on me before, and it does exactly what you describe.
>
>HTH
>
>
>
>
>=====
>Jim Green
>'89 90tq 034EFI, Haltech IG5
>http://www.geocities.com/jeg1976/car_home.html
>
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