Oh, been a while since you broke down

"I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker" (qaaaaa) 10/05/2019 at 23:11 • Filed to: None

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Go lf’s broken again. Another weird one I’ve never experienced. I drove it down the street fine, then turned the corner and... nothing. No power at all, started stalling out the second I slipped the clutch. I was getting lots of misses, backfire sounds, and some high pitched pinging... Maybe I clogged the cat? Maybe timing slipped? Bad coil? Who knows.

Crap. Guess the Saturn is my daily now...

gettingoldercarguy > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 10/06/2019 at 01:51

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Bad wiring or clogged fue l filter/sock.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 10/06/2019 at 06:39

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All the more reason to get the S-Coupe up and running! :P

TrickJos > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 10/06/2019 at 07:34

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Bummer! At least the weather is nicer around here now . The Saturn always preferred cooler weather.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > gettingoldercarguy 10/06/2019 at 07:54

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Huh. What wiring? Injector pigtails?

Fuel filter looks original so... yeah, that

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > TrickJos 10/06/2019 at 07:57

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Ha, yeah. I have the ECTS (2 wire, to fan relay) unplugges so the fans run constantly right now. If I don’t, it overheats in traffic. I should  replace that sensor, I have a new one. 

sony1492 > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 10/06/2019 at 09:11

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Check battery grounds?

gettingoldercarguy > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 10/06/2019 at 10:03

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Check ignition or battery first, but could be something else  if you’re getting cut off while cornering.  Timing sensor,etc.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > gettingoldercarguy 10/06/2019 at 10:09

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It was a corner from a stop, then I couldn’t pull away from a stoplight (going straight). I think it’s a fuel delivery problem. I unplugged the MAF to put it in open loop, still no go. Could also be timing as it was off a tooth but it’s been like that since I bought it (PO said  for autocross purposes). Only timing sensor is the hall on the distributor, which has been out of range forever because of the previously mentioned timing issue. 

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > sony1492 10/06/2019 at 10:10

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I didn't notice any other electrical issues and I was moving it by bumping the starter motor, so I don't think it's that either...

gettingoldercarguy > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 10/06/2019 at 10:27

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Tps?

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > gettingoldercarguy 10/06/2019 at 14:03

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Maybe? I'll start with the fuel filter since it needs changed anyways most likely, then work my way in. 

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 10/08/2019 at 20:36

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You have very eclectic tastes.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/08/2019 at 20:42

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ok first of all rude

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 10/08/2019 at 22:02

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This sounds like a Car Talk.  Like... turning the corner causes the loose battery to short out onto something or....the ghost of your ex is haunting it.  But, given it is a VW, my first guess would indeed be electrical.