V8Q "surging"

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <c6575d1e.3540b1cc@aol.com> C1J1Miller writes:

> Phil:  don't have a V8, but seem to remember that as a symptom of a (2?) bad
> O2 sensor.  I don't know how the throttle position sensor works, but it could
> also be defective.  Seems like very few V8 owners are on the list, and even
> less turn a wrench themselves...

Yup.  Andrew Duane just gave me the same tip.  Thanks, both.

Digging through the (pile of and incomplete) service records he got
with the car, Roger finds a record of: "Investigate rich running".

It was done by a main dealer, though - so they obviously found nothing,
changed a few expensive bits and de-programmed the radio.  You know
what dealers are like.

> On the torsen thread...didn't you drive a type 44 for a while
> (possibly roger galvin's old car?

a) Before the phenomenon was described.
b) I don't drive other people's cars like that.

> Aren't there some type 44 owners in the club who'd trade a ride in
> your q for theirs?

See b) above.  Would _you_ let me go spider hunting in _your_ car?

Thanks, BTW, for the fax and sorry for the damage to your phone bill.
Tony was delighted with it.

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