Stumbling and random idle (no longer dial up friendly)

[douglas vincent]

Do a tune up.

[douglas vincent]

I will spell it out for you.

Go to the auto parts store.

Request a salesperson

"Hello, I need some parts.

sparkplugs.

Fuel filter
Air filter
oil filter

Gosh, maybe I will spend some more money....

give me a set of spark plug wires.

While you are at it, give me 4 quarts of oil!"

Then you take your purched items and install them.

Car run better.....

[douglas vincent]

I am an asshole.

Its proven.

But I am a smart asshole.

Keep asking questions, I will probably answer them.....

[douglas vincent]

I take that back, I an not an asshole.

But ask more questions.

Once you dig into your engine, you will see how simple shit is.

THEN you will see the way.....

and then you will ask more questions.

But hit the search button first.

[Smithcraft]

If you read my first post you would have seen that I did do a search.

If you check the site issues section you will see that search is not working currently.

I'm not new to forums and 99% of the time, I search first.

I've been on many forums, and I've never insulted anyone when I offer advice. Even though I have answered the same questions over and over, I don't insult the one that is seeking information, and I've never told anyone to "Google it" (which I'm not say you did, but I really hate that!).

It would appear that even though you are capable of building beautiful furniture(and as an amatuer/wannabe wood worker I mean that sincerely), that you are not capable of treating people in a decent manner. That means that you are an asshole.

Good day.

SC

[Apex3]

I will spell it out for you.

Go to the auto parts store.

Request a salesperson

"Hello, I need some parts.

sparkplugs.

Fuel filter
Air filter
oil filter

Gosh, maybe I will spend some more money....

give me a set of spark plug wires.

While you are at it, give me 4 quarts of oil!"

Then you take your purched items and install them.

Car run better.....

Cool, but I have the same problem as him, and I've changed all of those.

[douglas vincent]

But that means you have eliminated a HUGE amount of stuff that is usually the problem.

So I now say, coolent temp sensor....

[Legacy777]

Doug,

Please refresh yourself of the forum rules...

http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?t=34486

[brweber352]

Ok, first off I am sure you are aware of the problems most people have with anything but NGK plugs so good thing you got rid of those Autolites. If it has been awhile since plugs have been done it is always a good idea to do wires, they like to fuze to plugs and will cause a bad connection when reused. From the size of those gaps, this was probably the culprit. Pulling the plugs and inspecting them is always a good starting point when drivability problems start. I would highly recommend going back to my first post and doing those maintenence items when you have the $ and time permits. You do not have to do this, but it is alot easier to diagnose drivability problems when you know all maintenence is up to date and the common failure spots have been addressed/ updated. More than likely the plugs and wires have fixed your problems, I would still continue to work on the maintenence though. Keep me updated.

Good luck, Brian

[Smithcraft]

I'll let you know Brian, as I find time to work on the car while dealing with other factors in my life allow.

SC

[Apex3]

If you haven't already bought one, I'm gonna buy a coolant temp sensor some time this week(maybe today?) I'm low on time, but I'll let you know if it fixes it for me once I get a new one in. It's only like $20 though, so it's not that big of a deal

[Boostedballs]

SC, this is such a great forum for such cool cars. Most of the people that offer "help" are actually helpful. However, as good as this forum is, it is still the internet, and there will always be someone trashing on someone else. Whether the reason for this is due to sexual inadiquacies, a chemical imbalance in the brain, or just a lack of attraction from the opposite sex- don't let it get to you. You have a little problem with your car; they have a BIG problem with their being.

ps: you can test your temp sensor in a pan of water on the stove. Analog ohm meters are wonderful for this as they will show you a smooth change in resistance with a good sensor, and vice versa.

[Smithcraft]

Trust me. I've seen worse before, and I'm sure I'll see worse in the future. I don't believe that one rotten apple spoils the bunch, or even it it's only a rotten apple on one day of the month...

SC