1986 Chevrolet Chevy "car engine coughs acceleration" Questions

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...car acted as though it was running out of gas, coughing backfiring gauge read ok, made it to station (junk yard gas). Got home started running sketchy. Died again running eratically Accelerate it ...

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...car in neutral, and tap the accelerator many times. Eventually there's a bit of a cough, and the motor accelerates/ slows with normal accelerator pedal response. Can then put in gear and drive off as ...

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engine sputters/coughs. Then, I let up on the gas to let it catch up and slowly push on the accelerator. Sometimes it will take hold and act normal, other times it will continue to cough and chug. get

...coughs when accelerating It accelerates fine if you just give it alittle gas at a time but if you try to accelerate quickly at all or accelerate out of a stop, it will cough and sputter and act like ...

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...coughs and engine light comes on especially when accelerating quickly. Clean the inside of the MAF sensor with MAF sensor spray, it is made bt CRC. Had a similar problem with my 2004 jeep wrangler. ...

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Dodge Diesel Engine Problem While driving the check engine light came on, and almost immediately the pickup died. Tried to start it and when key was held in the on position nothing happened. Once the ...

diesel engine seems to be running on kangaroo juice engine has done 39000 mls regularly serviced,recently started to cough at steady low revs, seems ok when accelerating, have changed fuel filter and ...

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...down to 1000rpm or less. Starts to cough and tends to stop until accelerator is increased again. Carburetor problem? Idle jet clogged? Could be both, or a vac leak. You would need to figure out if ...

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acceleration is inhibited. if hissing sound goes away for a moment engine runs fine. does not make a difference with the air cleaner detatched. does not appear to have a miss or firing problem. Sounds

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