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Old May 12, 2004 | 01:40 PM
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alright well my car as of late tends to hesitate after i come to a stop, but only just after it has ran and sat for bit of time. (only does this within the first 2-4 mins of running after it has sat)
it won't do it when it is first started for the day and won't do it more than once.
it will basically acts as if is running on 3 or 2 cylinders for a time of no more of 4 secs and then after i bog there it clears right up and goes strong like nothings the matter till the next day
it basically acts like it is carbuerated (spelling?) like my r/c car when it sits for too long and loads up....just need to get on the gas and clear it out and it runs fine from there...this is just an example as to what it does.
i take super good care of the car so all items that are supposed to be replaced on a reg basis have been (cap, rotor, plugs, wires, O2 sensor, etc)
so does anyone have a guess or has been in this situation with their teg, my guess would be the ignitor but thats just me


thanks in advanced for the help,
later
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Old May 12, 2004 | 01:50 PM
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Default Re: it hesitates and i am stumped... (1qckG2teg)

I venture to guess you have a bad spark plug wire. Check the ends, maybe you have oil pooled up in the plug well.
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Old May 12, 2004 | 01:53 PM
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the plugs, wires, cap and rotor are all new
and just the other day i pulled my plugs out to look at them and they were all good lookin with no oil
and how could that me super consistent as to when it does it


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Old May 12, 2004 | 02:49 PM
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Default Re: it hesitates and i am stumped... (1qckG2teg)

plug wires can be bad from the day of purchase, seen it two or three times, however, i dont know how to trouble shoot it.. do you have an idea of what started the prob? eg: did it start happening soon after you installed something?
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Old May 12, 2004 | 03:02 PM
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i doubt its the plug wires cause it is consistent to only happening within the first 2-3 mins of running after it has sat for a bit of time...after it does its thing it runs fine for no matter how long i drive it, not a problem
unfortunately haven't had the money to do anything to the motor...only suspension stuff, so that isn't the problem (only thing done motor wise is i/h/e)

any other ideas
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Old May 13, 2004 | 05:57 AM
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So plugs are new... What did the old ones look like? Their condition says a lot about how everything's working.

New plug wires can be bad, but it's not real likely. Check their resistance with an ohm-meter, I don't remember what they're supposed to be. Then let the engine get cold, wait until it's real dark outside. Take off the spark plug cover, turn off all the lights, start it up, & look for arcing. That covers the two common ways for wires to be bad: bad resistance & broken-down insulation.

When's the last time you put some injector cleaner in the gas tank? Dirty injectors might explain what's happening, too.
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