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1994 LT1 Sputtering - Stalling
Le Mans Master
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From: Chicago IL
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Cruising
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The Rest of the Story-"It was the distributor"
Well, here is a hats off to all who said my problem was not the fuel relay. I drove the baby 4 more days without a hint of a problem but on the 5th day, it sputtered once in the morning and that afternoon it stalled out completely. I had it towed to a trusted mechanic and he determined the problem was the distributor. A rebuilt distributor had been put in some time in the past and had crapped out. So rather than a $9 relay it was much$, much$, more$.
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From: Saint Cloud, FL
Well, here is a hats off to all who said my problem was not the fuel relay. I drove the baby 4 more days without a hint of a problem but on the 5th day, it sputtered once in the morning and that afternoon it stalled out completely. I had it towed to a trusted mechanic and he determined the problem was the distributor. A rebuilt distributor had been put in some time in the past and had crapped out. So rather than a $9 relay it was much$, much$, more$.
How did he "determine" it was the Opti? I couldn't get my mechanic to "believe" it was the Opti, which ultimately was my problem too.
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When he heard the fuel pump kick on he went straight to the electronics and checked the voltage on the coil which was eradic and based on past experience narrowed quickly to the problem. The old unit was a rebuilt part that did not look pretty.
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I got my triple black 1994 LT1 about 1 1/2 years ago. It has 133k miles. The previous owner indicated a complete? tuneup was performed prior to my purchase. It has flowmaster exhaust and runs and sounds like a real beast. But.....about a year ago on rare occasion it would start running rough a couple of minutes after starting while still as slow speeds. Hitting the accellerator would cause the roughness to go away. About a month ago, it got worse and on my way home it stalled twice at stop signs while still cold. Now, it will do the rough running routine almost every time while still warming up. Or rare occasion, it will hit a dead zone for just an instant at slow running speeds. This morning, for the first time it died when I was almost to work so it was all warmed up. At first it would not start, not even hit at all. I cranked for a bit. Scratched my head, did the key on, key off, key on, key off, key on, key off, cranked a little more and it started.
Does this sound like a fuel or electrical problem? Any suggestions?
Does this sound like a fuel or electrical problem? Any suggestions?
opti-spark??
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