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TurdGen1989 · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:09 am Post subject: is my car dieing?

Ok here we go,

so when I start my car in the morning I let it warm up for at least 15 minutes but when I back out of my driveway and put in D i go to leave and my car will hesitate and drop rpm and then it will go, also when I'm at freeway speeds my car feels like I'm tapping the breaks? kind of like a jerking feeling. The rpms don't drop nor does my speed but it just kind of jerks almost feels like a governor kicking on?... this has been going on for a while.

haha ok one more thing after like 2500 rpm the thing pulls decent its just when it gets in the lower rpm it runs like my description.

could it be timing issue?

Thanks guys in advance... tryed explaining the best i could.

-Phil.

chevymad · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:39 am Post subject:

The jerking sounds like a tuneup issue.. plugs, cap or usually plug wires.

iansane · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:52 am Post subject:

aaron_sK · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:03 am Post subject:

Changed the timing recently? I agree that it sounds like bad spark, but it could also be not enough initial timing.

cameron7710 · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:22 am Post subject:

what they said i had the same problem and after a tune up it runs like a champ

fiveoformula · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:29 pm Post subject:

Sounds similar to an EGR problem I had, is there a check engine light?
I agree with everyone else to check plugs & tune up stuff.

TurdGen1989 · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:29 pm Post subject:

theres new plugs and rotor but not cap and wires so maybe i should do that tomorrow just now after work i wouldnT sTarT so idk...

TurdGen1989 · Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:41 pm Post subject:

ok so after driving my car for this week you guys think it may be my TPS?

because its kind of running like when my temp sensor went out?

because now it will barely start, and it runs rough as hell...
my plug wires are only a couple months old...

TurdGen1989 · Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:38 pm Post subject:

UPDATE!:
well tonight i climbed under my car and checked all my connections on my wires to my starter solenoid and i dropped my wrench and it grounded out on it, so i figured i still had power to it so i charged the battery for like 20 minutes. Then i went out and tried starting it again and nothing! so i turned it off and on repeatedly and finally it starting turning over lol? so now its running fine and starts every time

so after all of that my question is what could of caused that?

aaron_sK · Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:46 pm Post subject:

The switch up on top of the column might be going on the blink.

Grounding the hot post on the starter to the chassis and getting spark proves that you have 12V at the hot post, not 12V on crank at the solenoid trigger, which is what I was asking about in your other thread.

If you knew that, you could differentiate between a bad switch, and a bad solenoid.

TurdGen1989 · Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:47 pm Post subject:

ahh gotcha im sure it has something to do with my column because sometimes my brights wont click on and it makes that buzzing noise sometimes when the car is on or i have the key in

aaron_sK · Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:51 pm Post subject:

The rod for the high/low switch runs somewhat parallel to the ignition switch rod in the column. Might be a binding or alignment issue. Is your column original to the car?

The buzzer comes on when the door is open and the key is in. It's also tied to the seatbelt.

TurdGen1989 · Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:53 pm Post subject:

yea its original..

well i mean if it happens again atleast i know how to handle it and if it goes to hell then i just get a new column switch or a whole new column who knows lol thanks for your help aaron!

aaron_sK · Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:55 pm Post subject:

If it happens again, work your way up the line checking for hot. i.e. if the wire is cold at the solenoid, check the p/n switch, if that's cold, check the column switch.

If you just start replacing parts on an old Chevy to fix a problem, you're gonna be there awhile. Laughing

TurdGen1989 · Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:12 am Post subject:

well lol i didnt mean to replace all the parts just check the column before replacing it Very Happy

TurdGen1989 · Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:29 pm Post subject:

well tonight i bought some plug wires and a cap so maybe tomorrow after i put them on it will help with this hestiation sheeit

TurdGen1989 · Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:06 pm Post subject:

well it runs like a champ after cap and wires Very Happy

thanks for all your help guys!

RSFreak · Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:52 pm Post subject:

Got love that! Very Happy

TurdGen1989 · Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:29 pm Post subject:

i know ... i seriously thought my car was gonna fall apart goin down the road... lol when i first started driving the car it was still kinda hesitating but after 10 minutes of driving started running perfect!