Re: rough running and gas

[jtrealty@xxxx]

>From the description of your symptoms there are two areas to 
investigate. If you haven't replaced the fuel filter in a long time 
now is a good time to do so. The other possability is a problem in the 
secondary ignition system like a bad coil, bad wires, or worn spark 
plugs. A complete tune-up would probably fix your car so if the car 
hasn't had one in a long time that would be a good place to start. A 
bad RPM relay would cause the fuel pump not to run so without the fuel 
pump the motor wouldn't run so accelerating wouldn't be a problem. 
Your gas mileage indicates the need for a tune-up and or at least a 
mixture adjustment. Your mileage should be near 20 MPG.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, Joe Palatinus <jpalatinus@xxxx> wrote:
> While driving I occasionally get a jerking, or jolting, or not 
smooth
> accelerating. I feels like its not getting gas, and then I press on 
the
> gas and it goes rapidly, or accelerates very rough. It is almost 
like a
> bad rpm rlay, but I borrowed the relay from another car, and I get 
the same
> problem. I am still getting about 13-15 mpg, so I am thinking that 
these
> problems may have something to do with each other. any idea or 
advice?
> Joe Palatinus
> VIN 17167
> +6808