symptom: The engine surges or misfires while moving. The engine seems to start fine and will normally accelerate fine. As you are driving and maintaining a steady speed, the engine seems to “speed up” slightly or it seems to miss and buck. Possible causes: 1. If you have a carburetor (there are still a few …
Category Archive: carburetor
Engine Oil Consumption
Troubleshooting Engine Oil Consumption Is your oil level low between oil changes? If your car’s engine is operating as it should, there will be no need to add oil. Unfortunately older engines rarely enjoy this luxury. As the engine wears, oil makes its escape. A little oil added now and then is nothing to worry …
The engine idles too fast
Symptom: The engine idles too fast. After the engine has run long enough to be warm, the idle speed does not come down to normal. You really notice it when you come to a stop and must have to push hard on the brake pedal to keep the car from moving. Possible causes: 1. If …
The engine will not idle smoothly
Symptom: The engine will not idle smoothly, or it stalls during idle when the engine is warm. When the engine is warm or hot and you take your foot off the gas pedal, the engine runs very rough and may even stall. When you run the engine at higher speeds, it seems to run fine. …
Troubleshooting Problems With Engine Idle
Troubleshooting Problems With Engine Idle In many ways, engine idle is a good measure of your engine’s health. If anything is going wrong under the hood, there’s a good chance it will be affecting your car’s idle speed and quality. Problems with idle speed, things like slow idle, low idle, bad idle, lumpy idle, fast …
