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95mitsu03
08-28-2005, 10:01 PM
recently got my car back,(damn timing belt) and this happens. as I am exiting my street, I accelerate. as the rpms go to about 4k, it suddenly flucuates back to around 3k then back up to 4k. then the engine dies. I pull over to the side. restart the car, it starts! then it dies again. after that I start the car and it started. and its fine after that. I mean WTF??
Proto
08-28-2005, 10:13 PM
odd.. never heard of anyone ever having that kinda problem
DOHCstunr
08-28-2005, 10:41 PM
check all of your vacuum lines. make sure you have gas in the tank
peanotation
08-28-2005, 11:15 PM
when the rpms fluctuate, does it feel like the tranny is slipping? or does it feel like the engine is just being sparatic. basically, when the rpms go up and down, does the car go faster and then slower? or does it continue at the same speed.

you seem to be cursed with these wierd problems. sorry to hear about it https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif
95mitsu03
08-29-2005, 08:05 AM
when the rpms fluctuate, does it feel like the tranny is slipping? or does it feel like the engine is just being sparatic. basically, when the rpms go up and down, does the car go faster and then slower? or does it continue at the same speed.

you seem to be cursed with these wierd problems. sorry to hear about it https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif

everything seemed sparatic, kind of like fuel being cut off, I had a good 1/4 tank left. engine just cut out.


check all of your vacuum lines. make sure you have gas in the tank

fuel was good, checked the vac lines this morning, all seemed tight and secure. car didnt do it this morning, It basically happened at wot last night
95mitsu03
08-29-2005, 04:15 PM
figuared it out, when the mechanic replaced my distributor.... he FORGOT to put the clip on one of the connectors back in :roll: I was totally freeking out when my car decided to ramdomly die this morning. so after hours of figuaring out WTF, and help from john (DOHCSTUNR). I came to see the missing clip. now she's good no probs now (knock on wood).
95mitsu03
08-30-2005, 05:50 AM
damn spoke too soon :x shes doing it again!! so frustrating. going into the shop today, think it might be a defective distributor. :?
95mitsu03
08-31-2005, 09:36 PM
yup defective distributor, fixed and now she's running again. https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif
Proto
09-01-2005, 07:07 AM
hopefully you dont have anymore problems