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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 03:13 AM
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Has anyone come across this problem?

I have a 91 L98 the engine runs smoothly but if I press the auto button to turn on the climate control I get a hesitation/missfire about once every ten seconds, the engine stalls momentarily and then picks up again, if i turn the climate control off again the problem goes away.

It makes no difference whether the A/C comes on to make it cooler or the heater comes on to make it warmer, as soon as the auto button lights up the hesitation starts. It also makes no difference if I am cruising at highway speed or if the engine is idling the hesitation/missfire is still there.

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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by RetroPerformanceCars
Has anyone come across this problem?

I have a 91 L98 the engine runs smoothly but if I press the auto button to turn on the climate control I get a hesitation/missfire about once every ten seconds, the engine stalls momentarily and then picks up again, if i turn the climate control off again the problem goes away.

It makes no difference whether the A/C comes on to make it cooler or the heater comes on to make it warmer, as soon as the auto button lights up the hesitation starts. It also makes no difference if I am cruising at highway speed or if the engine is idling the hesitation/missfire is still there.

Any Ideas?
I would be looking at the vacumme lines from it.
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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by antfarmer2
I would be looking at the vacumme lines from it.
Ok so there are vacuum lines going to the climate control unit?
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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 07:35 AM
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Ok so there are vacuum lines going to the climate control unit?
just google it for pics I sure hope your tiny.
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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by antfarmer2
just google it for pics I sure hope your tiny.
Ah ok thanks is it a bit of a squeeze
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