RE: [DML] Re: Warm engine sluggishness...

[Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxx>]

Yeah, I figured that about the lambda relay. I tuned her up last year (new
plugs, wires, rotor, etc). It's not the cat because it's... it's gone! :P

The mechanical and vacuum advance is working correctly. This brings me to
the possible root of the problem. I noticed that the idle is running about
1000-1200 RPM and my timing is showing about 14 deg BTDC. The faster idle
just appeared out of nowhere! 

Is the faster idle causing the timing to advance slightly or are the two
unrelated? I assume that adjusting the mixture screw will help to bring the
idle down. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Teitelbaum [mailto:jtrealty@xxxx]
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 3:09 PM
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DML] Re: Warm engine sluggishness...
> 
> If the Lambda relay was bad the Lambda would not work at all. Poor
> acceleration when hot could be a lot of things. Start with a tune-up
> after making sure the brakes aren't dragging. You may have to have the
> mixture screw adjusted. Vacuum leaks can also cause this. So can a
> plugged up catalytic converter (which can happen from a bad O2
> sensor). I would check the mechanical and vacuum advance. Try a tank
> of Premium octane fuel.
> David Teitelbaum
> vin 10757
>