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Topic subjectProblems getting going! Help, Please!
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24181, Problems getting going! Help, Please!
Posted by jerseystyle1, May-31-02 02:00 AM
Alright, here it goes. I am having a problem with getting going in first and sometimes second. All of a sudden it feels like the motor is hesitating. It almost feels like I'm just learning how to drive stick. When I start out in first and put my foot on the gas the car starts to hesitate really bad. I also hear what a sounds to be like a small back fire coming from the motor. The spark plugs are new and the wires are in perfect shape. I just gave the car a full tune up and now I am lost. It is a 99 gs 5spd with approximately 50,000 miles. Any help would be much appreciated! TIA!
24182, RE: Problems getting going! Help, Please!
Posted by Kirby, May-31-02 05:05 AM
it it all the time or just when cold? mine does that every morning if it's not exactly at the normal operating temp
24183, RE: Problems getting going! Help, Please!
Posted by duff99eclipse, May-31-02 06:04 AM
you sure you put the wires on right in the proper firing order
24184, RE: Problems getting going! Help, Please!
Posted by jerseystyle1, May-31-02 06:21 AM
>you sure you put the wires on right in the proper firing
>order

All the wires are correct. If they weren't it would run like crap all the time. The car runs fine and it idles perfect.
24185, RE: Problems getting going! Help, Please!
Posted by jerseystyle1, May-31-02 06:18 AM
>it it all the time or just when cold? mine does that every
>morning if it's not exactly at the normal operating temp

It happens on and off all the time. Even when the car is at normal operating temp.
24186, RE: Problems getting going! Help, Please!
Posted by fasterGS, May-31-02 06:26 AM
Sounds like your not getting fuel, try replacing the fuel filter.
24187, RE: Problems getting going! Help, Please!
Posted by jerseystyle1, May-31-02 06:45 AM
>Sounds like your not getting fuel, try replacing the fuel
>filter.

That was my next move, you think it's that simple? I would think that it would idle bad also if that was the problem. Would that cause it to make that popping noise which sounds like a back-fire from the engine?