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Old 12-25-2009, 12:24 PM
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Default Came back home to drive my Camaro SS

The car had not be ran in 6 months now it hardly stars and jerks all over the place.. Before I left it was having problems would I went WOT.. Friend said it was the clutch slippin.. People now are saying that is the Fuel filter..

Would you all agree with that?
Old 12-25-2009, 12:29 PM
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6 month old gas maybe?? lol.. im sure that has something to do with it. check ur wires maybe some rats got to them.
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Originally Posted by gixxer75094lt1
6 month old gas maybe?? lol.. im sure that has something to do with it. check ur wires maybe some rats got to them.
Oh sorry.. We put new gas in it of course.
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Originally Posted by gixxer75094lt1
6 month old gas maybe?? lol.. im sure that has something to do with it. check ur wires maybe some rats got to them.
Oh sorry.. We put new gas in it of course.
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keep driving it to get all the old gas that may have still been in there out!
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There's still old fuel in the lines. Take it out for a good drive and run it hard until it stops bucking. Check your battery voltage for ***** and gigs too. Static voltage with the car not running should be 12.4-12.8 approximately. Charging voltage with the car running at <1k RPM should be 13.8-14.3 volts approximately.

You need to be a little more specific on exactly what kind of problem it was having before you parked it also.
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Originally Posted by Armageddon
There's still old fuel in the lines. Take it out for a good drive and run it hard until it stops bucking. Check your battery voltage for ***** and gigs too. Static voltage with the car not running should be 12.4-12.8 approximately. Charging voltage with the car running at <1k RPM should be 13.8-14.3 volts approximately.

You need to be a little more specific on exactly what kind of problem it was having before you parked it also.
When I left the car it was miss firing and when you floor it. Would lag pretty bad before it started to move.
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Codes?
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sounds like missfires to me.
whats the deal on the plugs and wires?
also try cleaning the maf with some maf cleaner they got it at the parts store.
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Originally Posted by VetteMan
When I left the car it was miss firing and when you floor it. Would lag pretty bad before it started to move.
I was under the impression that this problem came about after being parked for 6 months. If you were having the problem before it's a different story.

Check your plugs and wires first. Like this other guy said, is it throwing a code? If your check engine light is on go get it scanned and post it here.
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Originally Posted by Armageddon
I was under the impression that this problem came about after being parked for 6 months. If you were having the problem before it's a different story.

Check your plugs and wires first. Like this other guy said, is it throwing a code? If your check engine light is on go get it scanned and post it here.
Replaced plugs and wires before it sat 6 months.
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Originally Posted by Armageddon
I was under the impression that this problem came about after being parked for 6 months. If you were having the problem before it's a different story.

Check your plugs and wires first. Like this other guy said, is it throwing a code? If your check engine light is on go get it scanned and post it here.
It has always thrown a code. I forgot what the code was but it has something to do with the cam swap.
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Wait, if you have a cam swap has it ever been tuned? That could be the problem right there, if not and it ran good after the cam try the maf cleaner and repull the codes.
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Originally Posted by redbird555
Wait, if you have a cam swap has it ever been tuned? That could be the problem right there, if not and it ran good after the cam try the maf cleaner and repull the codes.
Yeah it was on the dyno twice before I bought the car. We have no dynos in this town and every shop I take it to to tune it says they don't have the equipment to tune the car.
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Get somebody to scan the code for you and let us know what it is.




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