95 sc Riv.... starts the dies... no power...hesitant... hard (hot start)

I will have to start the Riv two to three times listen to it struggle to idle. When it does its smooth, but very hesitant when I get on the gas. I don't hear the SC whine and it seems to struggle for air. I have everything I can third of from where I stand, what I know, and some help. No check engine light. No codes. Just runs like shit!!

Any help/feedback would be appreciated, thanks. OMR

Welcome! the SC whine isnt always noticable with the stock air box. Symptoms sound like bad fuel pump maybe? also, the cars exhaust sounds like the car is struggling for air at low revs once the Catalytic Converter wears out. The cars mileage may help someone here diagnose it?

125k mi I used to be able to hear and feel when the SCSI would do its job, but nothing now. I don't know if its the SC or something from preventing it to work. I have to feather the gas to get around... Forget about gettin on it to downshift or climb a hill

When's the last time you changed the fuel filter? Have you checked rail pressure? It sounds like it's starving for fuel.

haven't change the fuel filter but got good pressure @ the rail. Wires are good new plugs, had a buddy do all he could, by checking all he could regarding electrical systems with a voltmeeter and seeing if the output was correct per component. He recommends a mapscope because he found nothing abnormal and no check engine light. I need some help from the Rivi forum to help save me the $ I don't have. College tuition gotta come first, I will ONLY ride the bus if I have to!! I want the Riv back to the hitch she used to be

When you say "wires are good", you mean they've been replaced with brand new, genuine AC Delco wires, right?

No. A mechanic friend said they were, so I took his word. I have had spark related problems in the past, this doesn't seem to be a spark issue.

Just my .02. If your engine has close to 100k miles, and you don't know when the last time the wires were changed - and you plan fix the problem and drive this car in the future - I'd drop $35 and order some new GM wires. It's just a good thing to do for maintenance purposes, even if it's not causing the problem.

When my first set of wires failed, they looked 100% perfect. I still don't know which one went bad. And I don't care - my problem disappeared, so I was happy!

Good advice. I plan on keeping it and when I get shit in order I plan on doing a lot of work in it. Always loved the The Rivs

Ohm your plug wires to find out if they are bad. I have found bad wires this way.