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car stumbles going around corners but no MIL
For about a year now, the car stumbles when going around corners, where I
can't figure out what the stumbling is due to. It didn't used to be so consistent but it's getting worse over time so now it's finally noticeable that it's the turns and not something else that makes it stumble for a split second. What should I look for to see why an engine stumbles momentarily around corners, but doesn't set the CEL or any pending OBD codes? |
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car stumbles going around corners but no MIL
Bob J Jones > wrote in
news > For about a year now, the car stumbles when going around corners, > where I can't figure out what the stumbling is due to. > > It didn't used to be so consistent but it's getting worse over time so > now it's finally noticeable that it's the turns and not something else > that makes it stumble for a split second. > > What should I look for to see why an engine stumbles momentarily > around corners, but doesn't set the CEL or any pending OBD codes? > does it do it differently depending on which direction you are turning? KB |
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car stumbles going around corners but no MIL
Bob J Jones > wrote:
>For about a year now, the car stumbles when going around corners, where I >can't figure out what the stumbling is due to. > >It didn't used to be so consistent but it's getting worse over time so now >it's finally noticeable that it's the turns and not something else that >makes it stumble for a split second. > >What should I look for to see why an engine stumbles momentarily around >corners, but doesn't set the CEL or any pending OBD codes? If it's a Studebaker, check to see there's no junk at the bottom of the carb. It fills up, and even a small sway to the side causes the fuel to slosh from side to side and you get brief fuel starvation. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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car stumbles going around corners but no MIL
On 3/29/2018 2:09 PM, Bob J Jones wrote:
> For about a year now, the car stumbles when going around corners, where I > can't figure out what the stumbling is due to. > > It didn't used to be so consistent but it's getting worse over time so now > it's finally noticeable that it's the turns and not something else that > makes it stumble for a split second. > > What should I look for to see why an engine stumbles momentarily around > corners, but doesn't set the CEL or any pending OBD codes? > If you have a carburetor and take a corner really hard the gas can slosh to one side and cause a stumble. Airplanes had to have the right setup in order to fly inverted. Of course, I'm making wild assumptions since you gave no other details. |
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car stumbles going around corners but no MIL
On Thu, 29 Mar 2018 18:09:18 +0000 (UTC), Bob J Jones
> wrote: >For about a year now, the car stumbles when going around corners, where I >can't figure out what the stumbling is due to. > >It didn't used to be so consistent but it's getting worse over time so now >it's finally noticeable that it's the turns and not something else that >makes it stumble for a split second. > >What should I look for to see why an engine stumbles momentarily around >corners, but doesn't set the CEL or any pending OBD codes? Could you please define what "stumbles" means. Does the engine stall, does a wheel make a strange noise. Not enough factual details to even make a guess. |
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car stumbles going around corners but no MIL
On 3/29/2018 1:32 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Bob J Jones > wrote: >> For about a year now, the car stumbles when going around corners, where I >> can't figure out what the stumbling is due to. >> >> It didn't used to be so consistent but it's getting worse over time so now >> it's finally noticeable that it's the turns and not something else that >> makes it stumble for a split second. >> >> What should I look for to see why an engine stumbles momentarily around >> corners, but doesn't set the CEL or any pending OBD codes? > > If it's a Studebaker, check to see there's no junk at the bottom of the carb. > It fills up, and even a small sway to the side causes the fuel to slosh from > side to side and you get brief fuel starvation. > --scott > Same for Corvairs. The fix is to re mount the carbs 90 degrees off so they don't slosh/starve in turns: http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfr...ast/4carbs.jpg -- Andrew Muzi <www.yellowjersey.org/> Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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car stumbles going around corners but no MIL
In article >, AMuzi > wrote:
>On 3/29/2018 1:32 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote: >> >> If it's a Studebaker, check to see there's no junk at the bottom of the carb. >> It fills up, and even a small sway to the side causes the fuel to slosh from >> side to side and you get brief fuel starvation. > >Same for Corvairs. The fix is to re mount the carbs 90 >degrees off so they don't slosh/starve in turns: >http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfr...ast/4carbs.jpg Yeah, that was an even worse design. I've seen all kinds of weird things. Chrysler Laser (but for some reason not the Dodge Daytona) used to break the right front engine mount all the time, and when the engine shifted on acceleration into a left turn it closed down the throttle as everything moved around. Also seen really bizarre problems caused by missing engine ground straps. Runs great when the engine's in one position, but shift it a quarter of an inch and whatever it was grounding through isn't touching anymore. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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car stumbles going around corners but no MIL
Scott Dorsey wrote: "If it's a Studebaker, check to see there's no junk at the
bottom of the carb. It fills up, and even a small sway to the side causes the fuel to slosh from side to side and you get brief fuel starvation. " --scott -- " ^Nailed it!!^ Who'd a thunk that for more than half of the last century most of us drove around with miniature versions of the standard gravity- fed household TOILET BOWL beneath our hoods? lolol |
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