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- From: mab3474@zeus.tamu.edu (Myles Barkman-KG5AI Tx A&M Univ.)
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- Subject: Please help my Blazer!
- Date: 25 Jan 1993 00:05 CST
- Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
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- I have been having some trouble with my 90 Chevy Blazer for about a month.
- Occassionally while driving (usually accellerating) I loose power and the car
- sort of buckles like it wants to stall. As the car warms up, the problem gets
- worse especially when I have to go from a stop. Someone told me it could be
- water in my gas so I tried some remover and it seemed to help. I put in some
- really good gas too. But the problem comes back sporadically. When it is
- really bad, I can't start the car. When I try to start it, it just cranks
- and cranks and often kicks really hard like the spark is firing at the wrong
- time and kicking the piston down at the wrong time. I have also smelled
- Hydrogen sulfide a couple of times before I shut the engine off and then
- couldn't start it. Someone told me it could be crap in my tank and I need to
- get it pressure flushed. Someone else told me to try techroline. I did and
- it didn't fix the problem. I took it to the shop (had to push it the last
- 50 feet after stalling) and had the mechanic look at it. He noticed the
- engine not starting and didn't get to it til the next day. Problem is, after
- sitting for that long, it started right up and never acted up on him again.
- He checked the computer on the car and it checked out. He did replace the
- fuel filter which had some restriction in it but he doesn't think that was
- *THE* problem. It had been nearly a week since I took it in and it still
- works OK but I am afraid and the the mechanic is sure that it will happen
- again. I just hope I can make it to the shop when it starts messing up again.
- If anyone knows what is going on or has any ideas, please share your ideas.
- When the car works, it works great. When it doesn't, it sucks. Since it
- is so intermittant, I can't see it being the timing belt slipped.
- Thanks in advance for all help.
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