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Author Topic: Need some help, eagle dies at every stopsign  (Read 8762 times)

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Offline redneckjames

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Re: Need some help, eagle dies at every stopsign
« Reply #15 on: December 10, 2010, 01:44:06 PM »
so you found it?

benamcfan

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Re: Need some help, eagle dies at every stopsign
« Reply #16 on: February 25, 2011, 03:13:36 PM »
Here,s something that also help. Vaccum lines may look and feel good, but they ma have an internal failure that will cause a problem. This is a failure similar to that  of a hydraulic brake hose.
Another thing is the carb base gasket,it can deteriorate on the inside edges. This can cause minute peices of the gasket to get in to the carb, as well as cause fractures  that lead to leaks.
As far as egr problems go, unplug the valve and check to see if the diaphram moves manualy.
If it moves and the hose looks and feels ok [refer to example ] above.

***** Warning  this is unfortunately a true story***** I was at a shop in Beaver County Pa, and saw a man diagnos a car with a bad egr he sent a kid to go get a wooden box full of used egrs. He rooted around came up with one and slapped it on. He had an old drill with a length of  transmission cable chucked in it, and was cleaning old egr valves.
I dont condone this practic

Thanks,Benamcfan.



Offline swi66

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Re: Need some help, eagle dies at every stopsign
« Reply #17 on: October 08, 2011, 04:29:06 PM »
Years ago I had an 83 SX4 that quit at every stop.

Of all things it turned out to be a rusty gas cap.

Seems the vent valve had rusted shut.
And when the motor idled down, the fuel pump could not draw enough gas.

loosen the cap and try it once.
swi66. Eagles, Mopars, Corvairs and T-Birds So many cars, so little time.

 

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