Re: rough idling

["Wayne Cressman" <holymac@holymackerel.com>]

Speriod Duncan wrote

> my car is idling way too rough..... it goes uop and down a few 
> times......  esp during cold starts and then if i do not pump gas(lots of

> it) it will just die......  it idles like a bad cough with a rough 
> rythmic thumping......  also the belts sound really rough...... it is 
> like a loud raspy kinda turning sound.....  is it any serious????
> 
> when i got back from the mech today and was checking my plugs.....  i 
> noticed a huge rip on one of my boots, not the CV'c but the one's 
> connected to the transmission on the passanger side.  might it be the 
> fault of the mech........  it was fine when i check them this morn.....  
> when the mech does the clutch job, do they have to take out that joint
????

Have you tried pulling the plugs one by one while the engine is idling? 
This can help you identify if your rough idle is caused by one of the
cylinders not firing.  If one of the cylinders is not firing you then need
to pull the spark plug out, connected to the spark plug wire, to see if
it's sparking or not.  If it doesn't spark you have an ignition problem, if
it does, you may have a fuel injector or other problem.  If all your
cylinders are firing you should probably check your distributor and
ignition timing next.

I've never worked on the transmission before so I can't help you on your
transmission boot.

Regards,
Wayne Cressman
Holy Mackerel! Media, Inc.
Email holymac@holymackerel.com
Tel. 214-352-7397 Ext. 22
Fax. 214-352-4696

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