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Old Oct 28, 2012 | 01:22 AM
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okay guys here's the deal before I start tearing my car down I would like some insight on what the most likely cause of this problem is before I start replacing expensive parts I was driving and all the stuff in my car started to flutter it was stuttering and the RPM's was going from 1 to 3000 and back firing a pulled over and I continue to run really sluggish bouncing up and down with the RP M's I turn the car off let it sit for a minute and then it started up fine I was driving back home and it was driving fine then as I reached about 50 miles an hour it started to shutter again if I put it in neutral and feather the gas it what's smoothed back out then Itpop back into third gear and take off fine the car made it home fine the next morning I got an and it started perfect I like the car sit there and warm up after it was warm I proceeded to take off I made it right down the street and the car died it would not start so I told it to the house the car is getting gas because I check the port on the back of the intake and gas is reaching up there also the fuel pump does come on and it's pumping up the fuel filter has been changed I pulled the number 1 plug wire and hook up a spark tester to it grounded it out and tried to test for spark there is no spark I remove the coil took it and have it tested for continuity Michael tested the same as a brand new coil any ideas would be gratefully appreciated on what maybe causing this problem I would just like some knowledge from guys with a little more experience with these cars than I have before I start tearing my car park it can get really expensive replacing a bunch of electrical components that are not bad thank you for your insight and I hope to hear from you soon my car is a 95 Camaro Z 28 Lt 1 6 speed
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Old Oct 28, 2012 | 11:04 AM
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1 word......Optispark.
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Old Oct 28, 2012 | 05:57 PM
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agreed, opti's are known for that
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Old Oct 29, 2012 | 02:48 PM
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Like the guys said, the optispark is the likely culprit.

Try to use some punctuation, please.
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Old Oct 30, 2012 | 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by sepsis
Try to use some punctuation, please.
I was going to say the same thing but I let it ride. It started hurting my head trying to read that the other day.
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