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PostPosted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:15 am    Post subject: Help with 85 cabrio needed Reply with quote

I need help with my wife's car it wont stay running, I have changed the injectors the plugs , wires , cap, and rotor, it just will not stay running unless i keep reving it up and even after doing that for awhile it will die out. any ideas???
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2016 12:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Help with 85 cabrio needed Reply with quote

Fuel.pump/filter im goi g through the same.thing right now
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2016 12:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Help with 85 cabrio needed Reply with quote

Big vacuum leak? Was this all of the sudden? Has the car been sitting for a long time? What kind of rotor & cap did you use? (if not the Bosch orangish ones, replace them again), what spark plugs? (Use only the cheap Bosch copper or NGK, it'll foul all the others)
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 7:13 pm    Post subject: Re: Help with 85 cabrio needed Reply with quote

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