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neoviper

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Nov 19, 2006
Greensboro, North Carolina
First off let me apologize to Defiant, sorry about that. That thread kind of evolved more than it should have.

Heres my problem:

When I turn my car on it starts up and runs very smooth. But as the car warms up the idle gets weaker until its ready to shut off. If you give it gas, it starts to putter at around 3k RPM's and if you give it more gas it cuts off completely and almost shuts off. Could this be a dirty fuel line or something, bad injecters?
 
I'd check my Timing Marks per the VFAQ - I'd set Base Idle & Timing per the VFAQ - You could pull Codes - I'd check/replace Fuel Filter - These would be a good place to start - & I'd delete that BUMP before you get in trouble~!
 
Alright I figure out why the car was having problems. The spark plugs werent properly spaced. But I still have a problem with revving it up. It doesnt putter as much it just doesnt want to rev past 5k. Any Ideas as to why? The engine sat for a while before I began starting it up again, so could it be that the engine just needs to be broken in again?
 
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