Re: 83 258 engine problem

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

Overactive EGR? There's a lot of funky EGR signal plumbing to go
wrong. Works great when the switches and hoses are good, but a
crack in the wrong hose, or whatever, amkes the engine a mess!


On Mon, 13 Jun 2005, Marty Bricker wrote:

> Took my daughters 83 Spirit out for a drive to see if
> everything was running ok.  Engine started, idled,
> accelerated normally and ran fine up until I hit 55
> mph.  It was like a governor or something is on the
> engine, it just won't go any faster.  It feels like it
> will stall or backfire if I try to continue depressing
> the accelerator.   I got it up to about 58 mph but it
> was starting to bog down so I backed off to 55 and it
> ran just fine.  I haven't checked the timing yet, but
> anyone have any suggestions?  (83 Spirit, 258, BBD
> carb that was rebuilt a little over a year ago. All
> pollution gear is present, and, to the best of my
> knowledge functioning.  Plugs, wires, coil, o2 sensor
> replaced at same time as carb rebuilt.  It has the
> Ford upgrade of coil and bigger cap).  Thanks.
> Marty
>
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