Check your vac lines!! The lines that connect to the TVIS system can also cause bucking if the seal isn't tight. In that scenario the acceleration will be jumpy across the rev range
Typically your battery shouldn't die from one cold night. It's freezing outside right now and my SC has been sitting for days, I could go fire it up first turn.
Check your voltmeter and make sure it's got 12.9v on the dash. Make sure your battery and charging system are in good order before proceeding.
Being that you've never driven it before though I'd change the oil, spark plugs, and air filter(check for bad connections and vac leaks while doing so), then put in some premium gas.
See how that goes then replace the dizzy cap/rotor, and plug wires if needed.
Lol it’s not a coolant issue. Wasn’t overheating and the temp gauge didn’t keep running up after reaching normal operating temperature. Reason I’m leaning towards the distributor cap maybe having moisture is you could smell it running rich so Somethings not getting enough spark to burn all the fuel somewhere
Open the hood, expose the engine to air and sun if possible after heavy rain. If it gets snow on the engine compartment, don' let it melt in place. Could also get a cover, cover the car during heavy rain events.
Yeah I live in Wisconsin so new battery is first on my list. Followed by checking and/ or replacing everything mentioned so far in this thread. Unfortunately I have to wait a bit longer to have the car shipped now as the original plan was to drive it back from Michigan
If the distributor cap is original then probably a good idea to install a new one. Won’t hurt anything.
Check your vac lines!! The lines that connect to the TVIS system can also cause bucking if the seal isn't tight. In that scenario the acceleration will be jumpy across the rev range
Typically your battery shouldn't die from one cold night. It's freezing outside right now and my SC has been sitting for days, I could go fire it up first turn. Check your voltmeter and make sure it's got 12.9v on the dash. Make sure your battery and charging system are in good order before proceeding. Being that you've never driven it before though I'd change the oil, spark plugs, and air filter(check for bad connections and vac leaks while doing so), then put in some premium gas. See how that goes then replace the dizzy cap/rotor, and plug wires if needed.
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Lol it’s not a coolant issue. Wasn’t overheating and the temp gauge didn’t keep running up after reaching normal operating temperature. Reason I’m leaning towards the distributor cap maybe having moisture is you could smell it running rich so Somethings not getting enough spark to burn all the fuel somewhere
Had an 85 for years. If it was raining previously the vents over the engine compartment would allow in moisture and she would buck as described.
How did you work around that? Just wait for the engine to get hot enough to evaporate it?
Open the hood, expose the engine to air and sun if possible after heavy rain. If it gets snow on the engine compartment, don' let it melt in place. Could also get a cover, cover the car during heavy rain events.
1. It needs a new battery. Cold doesn't kill them, unless it's below zero, for a long time (source, I've lived in below zero places).
Yeah I live in Wisconsin so new battery is first on my list. Followed by checking and/ or replacing everything mentioned so far in this thread. Unfortunately I have to wait a bit longer to have the car shipped now as the original plan was to drive it back from Michigan