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PostSubject: engine pulling hard   engine pulling hard EmptySun Nov 25, 2007 10:28 pm

the past few weeks i have noticed that at highway speeds and a little slower when i hit the gas half way the s/c kicks on but it feels like i went over a speed bump? it kick on pretty hard anyone have any ideas why it might be doing that?
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PostSubject: Re: engine pulling hard   engine pulling hard EmptySun Nov 25, 2007 10:30 pm

sounds like a tranny issue on downshift...
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PostSubject: Re: engine pulling hard   engine pulling hard EmptySun Nov 25, 2007 11:35 pm

maybe but wouldnt you think it would start weak and get stonger not just come on like a flip of a switch.? im going to check all the fluids in the morning ill start there .

thanks for giving me something to look into but none of us want to hear anything bad a/b big componets to the car being a problem.
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PostSubject: Re: engine pulling hard   engine pulling hard EmptyMon Nov 26, 2007 7:53 am

check all your vac lines..especially going to the modulator on the trans..
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PostSubject: Re: engine pulling hard   engine pulling hard EmptyMon Nov 26, 2007 9:53 am

TType_Riviera wrote:
check all your vac lines..especially going to the modulator on the trans..


He has a 98 he doesn't have a modulator.


I would check Motor / Trans mounts.
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PostSubject: Re: engine pulling hard   engine pulling hard EmptyMon Nov 26, 2007 3:10 pm

oh..my bad..i didnt look at what he had...
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PostSubject: Re: engine pulling hard   engine pulling hard EmptyMon Nov 26, 2007 9:28 pm

i figured it out on accident a few weeks ago when i changed my coupler i took off the line infront of the s/c it is the air/fuel regulator sensor thing i saw it unhooked when i was checking my fluids. hocked it back up and hoped on the highway to go somewheres and instantly noticed a differents
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PostSubject: Re: engine pulling hard   engine pulling hard EmptyTue Nov 27, 2007 2:29 pm

TType_Riviera wrote:
oh..my bad..i didnt look at what he had...

No need to apoligize. happy





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i figured it out on accident a few weeks ago when i changed my coupler i took off the line infront of the s/c it is the air/fuel regulator sensor thing i saw it unhooked when i was checking my fluids. hocked it back up and hoped on the highway to go somewheres and instantly noticed a differents

So is it fixed?
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