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Old March 11th 05, 09:24 PM
RK
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I'm bettin' the thermostat is bad.

RK


On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:51:56 GMT, "ArchTaib"
> wrote:

>i'm going to check fuel pressure, replace the o2 sensor, replace map sensor,
>check timing. that should just about do it. i'm betting on either fuel
>pressure or map sensor. anyone else wanna lay down some bets?
>
>"ArchTaib" > wrote in message
>news:Vi5Yd.636892$8l.425333@pd7tw1no...
>>i have an '88 new yorker turbo, 200,000 km's... and it stalls. here's the
>>good part.. it stalls gently.
>>
>> usually it happens during deceleration, like coming up to a light and i
>> remove my foot from the pedal... it will idle down and stop. REALLY hard
>> to start after.. i literally just have to "let it sit for a sec" --then
>> it starts fine. it will do this as many as 5 times a trip. error codes
>> point to MAP sensor, but i once got a code for the logic box/MAP
>> interface, code 45 i think.
>>
>> replacing the MAP sensor is advisable, i will do that, but are there any
>> other things i should be considering before i hit the parts yard?
>>
>> and to finish it off.. a simple list of conditions:
>>
>> -slightly rough idle with an idle-up, idle-down, idle-up, idle-down
>> pattern.
>> -engine temp guage rises all the way to the top and goes red before
>> dropping all the way to the bottom and then rising again to normal temp.
>> -the slow-down-to-idle effect that is really annoying.
>>
>>

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