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Spluttering and Pinging - 1/9/2007 1:50:49 AM

CameronK

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wounder if any of you can help, when I drive me car it jearks a lot esspecially comming out of a corner it looses all power then jerks like a bat outta hell and goes again and after its done that it start to ping and when I floor it the pinging stops, and on the highway there is no real power at high revs, and pings like crazy.

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RE: Spluttering and Pinging - 1/9/2007 9:23:28 AM

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MMMM....kinda sounds like a rod knock. When was the last time you did a full tune-up?? Maybe it's due, or your motor has too many miles on it, it's about to blow.

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RE: Spluttering and Pinging - 1/10/2007 2:58:29 AM

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Has only like 50,000 miles on the clock, I tune my engine once a month, cleaned the carb yesterday and it goes better but still has the problem

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RE: Spluttering and Pinging - 1/10/2007 4:36:12 PM

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Ok, drive it down the freeway for a couple min, or the city for 10-15 min. Look under the car and see if the cat's glowing red, if it is then it's plugged and that is a problem. The jerking and sputtering when you are driving is usually a spark and fuel issue. Clean everything you can, but with only 50,000 miles on it, you may just wanna ask the dealership. What year?

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RE: Spluttering and Pinging - 1/11/2007 1:08:50 AM

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96 or 97 model

I don't have a catalatic converter on. My dizzy is vibrating and it damaged the rotor inside, fiddled with that yesterday and things are better but still there power has returned somewhat as well.

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RE: Spluttering and Pinging - 1/11/2007 8:26:39 AM

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Dude. Its the classic and most common signs of saying ADJUST THE TIMING! try that and get back to me. if not check your plugs.

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