Chevy engine miss.Help please. Its fixed!!!!

[wadu1]

Had the same thing a few months back, did all the normal stuff, plugs, roder & cap, 02, MAP and finnally the IOCV. It was the IOCV idle oxygen control valve. If you have the vacume tools to check the MAP sensor do and not R&R like I did they are $$$$$.
Good Luck;  

[Alchase]

I sure miss carburated non emissions non computer controled engines!   

-Steve

Not me, after trying to keep the timing right on a 71, Challenger, 383 6 pack! 

I can't kick myself for selling that one so I will 

I love the people who are broke down on the side of the freeway getting jump starts.

 

Those are the same people you see adding a quart of oil 

[FC]

I once had a guy tell me that he had added oil to his engine but it "didn't take" and in fact caused his engine to stall! I have no idea what would cause oil to not "take" but after I drained about 3 gallons from the crankcase, removed the spark plugs so I could crank the oil out of the cylinders and put it back together with a more reasonable quantity of four quarts for that 1.9l escort motor it fired right up! It leaked coolant like a bitch from the water pump though..LOL

[jackelope]

There's another Auto shop guy on here who informed me the other week he had a lady call and complain that her A/C was too cold.
 

[JackOfAllTrades]

It leaked coolant like a bitch from the water pump though..LOL

Oh now that's funny/stupid!

I walked out to the shop the other day to 'think about starting the lift kit install with my son on his Ranger'...  What's that slimy chit wet patch on the floor?   I crawled under the front of the truck to see that the water pump shaft seal had given up.   Drip, drip, drip.  Dang it!  

-Steve

[lee]

There's another Auto shop guy on here who informed me the other week he had a lady call and complain that her A/C was too cold.
 

[runamuk]

There's another Auto shop guy on here who informed me the other week he had a lady call and complain that her A/C was too cold.
 

I heard about this as well...still waiting to hear if she was BLONDE 

[Woodchuck]

no as a matter of fact she was not but she sure fit the stereotype. nearly as bad as the guy i had to explain that universal transmission fluid does not mean it will work as brake fluid and yes it really does cost that much 

[FC]

There's another Auto shop guy on here who informed me the other week he had a lady call and complain that her A/C was too cold.
 

Believe it or not that is actually a complaint that I have heard numerous times, I've had to instruct people in how to properly use their thermostat...Makes me wonder if its always 110 or subzero in their houses too...

[FC]

no as a matter of fact she was not but she sure fit the stereotype. nearly as bad as the guy i had to explain that universal transmission fluid does not mean it will work as brake fluid and yes it really does cost that much 

I had a guy come in once for an oil burning problem as well as noise after changing his own oil, it took a hell of a lot of prying to get anything other than "The Right Kind of Oil of course!" out of him. Turned out it was the high performance stuff alright...High performance TWO CYCLE oil...The guy actually bitched when I told him I had gone ahead and changed his oil too being as he had just changed it an' all.

[ICEMAN]

I sent my brother out to check his radiator fluid in his mid 70's VW bug... 

[FC]

I sent my brother out to check his radiator fluid in his mid 70's VW bug... 

Meanie..I had a guy hunting for muffler bearings for about a half hour at a parts house once...It was worth the wait and his boss almost pissed his pants when the kid finally admitted defeat.

[runamuk]

I sent my brother out to check his radiator fluid in his mid 70's VW bug... 

Meanie..I had a guy hunting for muffler bearings for about a half hour at a parts house once...It was worth the wait and his boss almost pissed his pants when the kid finally admitted defeat.

you all are mean... mean I tell you.....

[wadu1]

I sent my brother out to check his radiator fluid in his mid 70's VW bug... 

Meanie..I had a guy hunting for muffler bearings for about a half hour at a parts house once...It was worth the wait and his boss almost pissed his pants when the kid finally admitted defeat.

you all are mean... mean I tell you.....

I had a young lady at work that lost all her oil out the top end because she lost her cap, when I drove her to the parts store I asked for a 710 cap. She or the young guy behind the counter got it (write it down  710 then turn the paper over)

[HntnFsh]

Thank you everybody for the input on this.I really do appreciate it.

I did a little googling last night and read that the Distributer cap on these have been a bit of a problem.Especially non AC Delco ones.

So that reinforced my plans for the plugs,cap,rotor,changeout.

Did that today.And although I cant see a thing wrong with the cap.Its bad.Put it back in just to verify that was it. Runs terrible with the old.great with the new.

I'll keep an eye on the catalytic converter issue,just in case its not related.

The code that I pulled yesterday.Was a pending code.So if I understand correctly,that could have been in the system from before I bought the truck.I'll keep an eye out to see if it comes back.

Ive always worked on my own rigs.So its more than a little frustrating for me when working on the newer stuff.

AS was said by one of the guys on here.Do the simple stuff and if that doesnt fix it.Bring it to a shop.That is good advice.And I may have done that.But I'm pretty dam stubborn so I may have battled it for awhile before conceding defeat. :bdid:But thats just me.

Fortunately I won this battle and my ego can live on for awhile.

Thanks again
Hntnfsh