Steve,
Thanks for the tips. Unfortunately, I'm not much of a mechanic...but I
did
pass your email on to dad to pass the info to the mechanic working on it.
Thanks again!
Wesley
"GreenGas" <O2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Wesley, I'm sure you've already done this, but let's start.... my
grandpa
> always told me "Fix the obvious and let the rest of it take care care of
> itself".....
> You must have (tell me you did so) check all 6 plugs. W/ 100K on the
clock,
> if your dad is like mine, they probably have a LOT of miles on them. I'd
> change them. That goes for plug wires, also, and it wouldn't hurt to
look
at
> the distributer cap, if a 94 has one - I think it does. Look for a track
or
> evidence of shorting or moisture. If you find any at all, replace it and
the
> rotor. Again, if the 94's don't have a distributor (my 98 doesn't), then
> ignore this.
>
> Your next thing to check is the timing belt - with 100K on it, and
probably
> never having changed the timing belt, what you're describing could be a
> timing belt that has jumped one tooth on the cam. The 94's have a Single
> OHC, if I recall correctly, as opposed to my oilburning, gas-guzzling
3.5
> piece of garbage engine in my 98, but I think if your tensioner wasn't
> adjusted right or perhaps has reached the end of the travel then it
could
do
> this. I don't know, but a quick check of the lineup of the gears should
tell
> you if it's all in time properly.
>
> Since your parts-changing mechanic has already done the work for you on
the
> TPS and the MAP sensor, I wouldn't waste time there. The last thing I'd
> check (no kidding) is the alternator - make sure it is putting out 14.5
> volts, and you have a GOOD battery that you KNOW is good. DAMHIK. Been
> there, done that. Car literally wouldn't run with a battery w/ one dead
> cell, even after being jumped (on the hottest 4th of July I've ever been
in
> with a pregnant wife).
>
> Last of all, I'd check for water in the gas. Try draining a little of
the
> tank and see what you get.
>
> And that, my friend, should keep you busy for a while. Let us know what
you
> find on these and if you strike paydirt on any of them. Best of luck.
> r/
> Steve
> >
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