Re: time for a tune up?

Also lift the bonnet (hood?) in the dark and see if you can see any flashes

from the ignition wiring.

Alec


"Jack Galvin" <JackGal@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:QQDmi.7474$rR.5331@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I have an 86 944 with 124k.  Runs nice and smooth but idles maybe a tad 
>rough at times, but not too bad.  I was driving a friends 84 944 the
other 
>day and noticed that his car had a lot more power in the lower rev range,

>below 4000.   If you rolled on the throttle around 2-3,000 rpm it really 
>pulled strong, where mine has almost no pull at the same speed.  It
starts 
>to pull harder as it should around 4000rpm but loses its urge completely 
>around 5500 and doesn't really want to pull up to the redline.
>
> I know the previous owner installed new plugs in 2002 before i bought it

> (at 95k) but I think the plug wires/rotor/distributor might be original.

> The wires look to be cracked and brittle.   I just replaced the air and 
> fuel filters.  Is my performance likely lacking due to old ignition 
> equipment, or could I also be looking at dirty injectors among other 
> things?  I'm especially interested in why my engine doesn't pull strong
at 
> lower revs compared to other 944s?
>
> Thanks!
>