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by grungypopeye
June 10th, 2015, 5:45 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: Intermittent misfire and tach needle jumping
Replies: 2
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Intermittent misfire and tach needle jumping

I have a 5 speed 94 MX-3 with a 1.6. Lately about half the time I am driving it the tach needle will start bouncing up to higher RPMs erratically. There is a gain and loss of power with each bounce that feels like I am losing a cylinder to a misfire. This causes a lot of jerking during acceleration ...
by grungypopeye
April 16th, 2012, 10:31 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: Misfire at 1800 RPM and AC compressor wont engage
Replies: 1
Views: 1152

Misfire at 1800 RPM and AC compressor wont engage

Hi, My '94 (manual) is misfiring between 1500 and 1800 RPM. It doesn't happen unless the engine is warm and seems to get worse in hot weather and after idling at a stoplight. The car drives fine above 1800 so I just accelerate through it but I don't want to let it get worse. I am trying to avoid the...

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