Alex jinxed me - need help on my GT

[Michael Gough]

Sounds like ignition to me. Especially since your tach is going crazy, thats run off the coil. 
Mike

On Wed, 04 July 2001, Kwattro at aol.com wrote:

> 
> So, this morning, I drove the GT for the first time in over a week, just to 
> dust it off.  Started right up, drove well, about 10 minutes in, I hit a 
> favorite stetch and opened up - ran up to around 110mph, then backed out.  
> Car ran awesome, but then I noticed the tach bouncing up and down 
> (digi-dash).  Thought it was weird, but car was running just fine, so I kept 
> going.  About 3 minutes later, running at 65 in 5th, the car hiccuped.  Best 
> way to describe it, it just missed a beat.  Thought it was odd, tach still 
> misbehaving.  Started to worry.  Car then hiccups more.  It's done it before 
> when cold, so I downshifted and floored it to clear it out (which always 
> works...until now).  Car stuttered, stumbled, then accelerated.  Made a not 
> that as soon as I made it to work, I'd call my mech.  Then, stuttering, the 
> tach started bouncing off the redline, then down to zero, etc.  All over the 
> place.  Car stutters more, then spits, then quits.  I rolled into a gas 
> station, and popped the hood to look for a loose connection.  Notta.  try to 
> start again.  Cough cough sputter catch sputsputsput Bam.  Notta.  
> So, any ideas?  I'm open...fuel pump works, plenty of gas, sounds almost like 
> it's having a spark problem......maybe a bad ground?
> 
> Later!
> Carter


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