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Old 02-08-2014, 05:05 PM
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Re: SVX can't climb hills

The car made it home.

I had little seafoam, so I added that when she sputtered on the way to the store and then a bottle of water remover at the store. I let it sit for about 5 mins, then idle for another 5. I drove about 2 miles at highway speed to a gas station and filled it with 93.

Right after filling the tank, I started it and the idle sounded quite sickly, though the tach read around 700 rpm steady. I pulled out gently and it stalled on flat ground. Restarted and parked it without any trouble. Let it sit for a few minutes, and then drove about 7 miles home with no issues.

I'm done working on it for the day, but I now own a multimeter, so I'll check the resistance on the coils tomorrow. I'm feeling flaky coils or contaminated fuel at this point. Tomorrow should tell me more.


Thanks for being so awesome and helpful, everybody. When the old girl is on her feet and I have the time to make it out to any meets, I owe you guys drinks

-Randy
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