Re: Misfire?

[Dave Head <dhead@sundial.net>]

At 01:01 PM 7/11/97 -0500, you wrote:

>On cold starts, the engine will stall if the accellerator is not held down
>for at least 3-5 minutes.  The boost pressure guage now no longer reads
>above 1.2 bar (it used to read up to 1.4 to 1.6.)  Under hard accelleration
>there is a very noticable sound of rushing air under the hood (toward the
>passenger side.)  At intersections the engine comes close to stalling, then
>after a few moments the idle stabilizes to near normal but it is still
>slightly rough.

Perfect description of a bad intercooler to throttle body hose rip... Remove
completely and examine the underside.

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