Re[3]: Help - 1986 5000cstq Suddenly Running Very Poorly

[Eric_R_Kissell@email.whirlpool.com]

All of the grounds I checked look good.

I was thinking fuel pressures, but I need to get a gauge and some free time 
to take a look at it. 

What about the altitude sensor? Could it cause something like this? I ask 
because my Bentley mentions it in the troubleshooting section. Where is the 
altitude sensor located?

Looks like I will be without the car until sometime next year.

Eric R. Kissell
1986 5000cstq, 1.8 bar, k24, unhappy right now

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Subject: Re[2]: Help - 1986 5000cstq Suddenly Running Very Poorly
Author:  <isham-research.freeserve.co.uk@pop.freeserve.net> at INTERNET 
Date:    12/21/1999 7:50 AM



> Clogged Cat? Hmm... Seems unlikely, in that the car ran fine in the morning 
> and then ran terrible upon startup in the evening. I always thought that
> Cat clogging would require some length of running time during which a 
> decline in performance would occur.

It _can_ happen quickly.  E.g., if the hot side turbo oil seal lets go 
and dumps fresh engine oil into the downpipe.  Rare, but worth bearing 
in mind.  Personally, I'd check things like chassis grounds and fuel 
pressures first.

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