RE: 4.7L more guts from standstill

From: Stlaurent Mr Steven (STLAURENTS@mctssa.usmc.mil)
Date: Mon Sep 11 2000 - 10:20:42 EDT


I have noticed the same but since I don't have a HO PCM to use it will
remain like that until then.

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Steven St.Laurent
Test Engineer
Test Branch, GSD, MCTSSA
MARCORSYSCOM, USMC
760-725-2506 (DSN 365-2506)
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 -----Original Message-----
From: Marty Galyean [mailto:mgalyean@acm.org]
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 7:29 PM
To: DML
Subject: DML: 4.7L more guts from standstill

It sure seems my 4.7 Dak auto has lost some gusto from a standstill. When
I put the pedal down 1/3, which used to really get up and go, easily
spinning the tires, it now just jumps forward well enough, then begins to
kick in about halfway across the intersection. If I am cornering I can get
wheel spin. Not that I want to spin all the time, but it was nice to know
I could. And I have to wonder if performance has gone down overall so
slowly I didn't notice until now. This all makes a not happy camper.

Things I have done in lazy and futile attempts at a quick solution:

    Cleaned K&N drop in; hardly dirty since 2 months ago.

    Run a couple of bottles of injector cleaner through over the last 10
tanks.

    Scratched my head.

    Scratched my butt (this is not a duplicate).

None of the above gave the dak its 'schwing' back, though I could tell a
slight improvement.

Things I've wondered about:

    Throttle position sensor not at optimum setting now that things are
wearing in.

    Throttle cable stretched over time.

    Autolites I put in 5 months ago are fading.

    I have put on a snugtop shell which does put a bit more weight on the
backend I suppose (but would it really make that much difference?)

    Need a supercharger+NO2.

What are some things I should look into el gurus del dak?

If you respond with multiple ideas please order your ideas based on The
Principle of Least Effort. I want to try the easy stuff first.

I have some ideas of my own but am too lazy to type anymore.

regards,
marty
*bright*white* 4.7l cc auto 2wd w/snugtop



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