gporeilly
Well-Known Member
I know a ton of stuff has been written here about removing the Lean Burn but my question is more about the SYMPTONS experienced if the Lean Burn is in fact acting up.
For the most part my 5th runs like a dream and just purrs down the road....BUT every now and then it starts to "buck" or "hestitate" ranging from a few seconds to minutes... then its gone as fast as it came. This problem has been extremly irritating and proving very difficult to diagnose as it happens so sporadically. Usually happens when there is a small strain put on the engine such as heavy traffic with lots of stop/go action, or going up a hill. With that being said, it could very well happen even while cruising on the highway at a steady speed. Taking foot off the gas helps to stop the bucking. Can happen once in a week or almost every day for a couple of days. Weather does not appear to affect it.
Friends have offered various possible causes with the most pausable being that the Lean Burn is going off kilter and not igniting the exhaust gas fumes correctly ?? The car has never stalled but sometimes when it is acting up and the car is turned off it has dieseled on the rare occasion. Just guzzles gas when it acts up and I swear I can actually watch the gas hand move......
Do these symptons indicate that this is the start of my Lean Burn giving up the ghost ??
I am fortunate in that I have acess to the conversion kit to elimate the Lean Burn system, as well as a qualified mechanic. BUT of course I need to be confident that the Lean Burn is the problem for sure before I take the drastic step before conversion.
I have changed plugs, wires, EGR, and various sensors.....all to no avail. I am not mechanically inclined by any stretch of the imagination. Is it possible something simple has been overlooked and could remedy my woes ??
Any and all input from our esteemed members would be greatly appreciated to hopefuuly resolve this very fustrating and aggravating problem which seems to be happening more frequently.
Eagerly awaiting your responses......
For the most part my 5th runs like a dream and just purrs down the road....BUT every now and then it starts to "buck" or "hestitate" ranging from a few seconds to minutes... then its gone as fast as it came. This problem has been extremly irritating and proving very difficult to diagnose as it happens so sporadically. Usually happens when there is a small strain put on the engine such as heavy traffic with lots of stop/go action, or going up a hill. With that being said, it could very well happen even while cruising on the highway at a steady speed. Taking foot off the gas helps to stop the bucking. Can happen once in a week or almost every day for a couple of days. Weather does not appear to affect it.
Friends have offered various possible causes with the most pausable being that the Lean Burn is going off kilter and not igniting the exhaust gas fumes correctly ?? The car has never stalled but sometimes when it is acting up and the car is turned off it has dieseled on the rare occasion. Just guzzles gas when it acts up and I swear I can actually watch the gas hand move......
Do these symptons indicate that this is the start of my Lean Burn giving up the ghost ??
I am fortunate in that I have acess to the conversion kit to elimate the Lean Burn system, as well as a qualified mechanic. BUT of course I need to be confident that the Lean Burn is the problem for sure before I take the drastic step before conversion.
I have changed plugs, wires, EGR, and various sensors.....all to no avail. I am not mechanically inclined by any stretch of the imagination. Is it possible something simple has been overlooked and could remedy my woes ??
Any and all input from our esteemed members would be greatly appreciated to hopefuuly resolve this very fustrating and aggravating problem which seems to be happening more frequently.
Eagerly awaiting your responses......