how does a vette act when its missing
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Racer
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From: dark side of the moon
how does a vette act when its missing
took my vette to a tranny shop because when i get on it the rpms go up but the tires dont spin and i dont accelerate. it only happens when the pedal is down atleast half way. it shifts great other wise. they told me that when its doing that its missing and can give the wrog signals to the tranny. when it sitting at idle you can feel a realy light rumble but not enought to move the tach away from 500 rpm. i would asume this is normal because of the size of the motor. so i have no clue whats going on.
Team Owner
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From: San Pedro CA
Gee. I never missplaced my Vette... so I don't know how it sounds when it's missing. I hope I never find out. 
A part throttle miss... hm...
1994 is electronic, so there is a chance an engine miss could be messing with the shift program.
Opti is a good thought. Also, coil, coil wire and fuel filter.
what about miles??? how many?
A part throttle miss... hm...
1994 is electronic, so there is a chance an engine miss could be messing with the shift program.
Opti is a good thought. Also, coil, coil wire and fuel filter.
what about miles??? how many?
Team Owner
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From: Bergen County, NJ Democrats, doing for the country what they did for Michigan
Let the car run in the dark, see if you see fireworks under the hood, sparks jumping. That may tell you where and if you're loosing spark.
Safety Car
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From: VA
Feels like any other car that is missing. Sorry can't describe it but it's not different than another type of car.
I had a plug wire that got slightly burned and caused a miss under acceleration. Sitting still it was fine, but when I started moving I guess the burned part moved closer to something metal.
I had a plug wire that got slightly burned and caused a miss under acceleration. Sitting still it was fine, but when I started moving I guess the burned part moved closer to something metal.
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Melting Slicks
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From: The Colony Tx
If you can't find an electrical reason for the miss, have someone checkout your cat. I had my main cat clog and while the car would start and drive, somewhere around 3000 rpm it felt like the tranny was going out, no power at all.
I don't know if you have pre-cats or not, but if you do have them check the main cat first then the pre-cats. They replaced my pre-cats and then it turned out to be the main cat
I don't know if you have pre-cats or not, but if you do have them check the main cat first then the pre-cats. They replaced my pre-cats and then it turned out to be the main cat
