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1987 Chevrolet Caprice 5.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on
Posted to GM Driveability on 1/2/2008 16 Replies

engine has surge, mil flashes in time with surge. after MUCH diagnostic effort, problem seems to boil down to timing control. timing goes from 4deg atc to 20 btc in time with the surge (i think this a symptom of the problem, not just a result of rpm change).

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Message Closed w/FIX

car Vehicle Data

1987 Chevrolet Caprice

VIN 1G1BN51H7H
Engine5.0 L / 8 cyl / GAS
Trans4-speed Automatic
DeliveryCARB / 4bl
SymptomsPoor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts Out, MIL Lamp On
OccursUnder Load, on Accel, Idle

Trouble Codes

1213 -
1314 -
1415 -
1521 -
2124 -
24testing and results
Message Closed w/FIX

car Vehicle Data

1987 Chevrolet Caprice

VIN 1G1BN51H7H
Engine5.0 L / 8 cyl / GAS
Trans4-speed Automatic
DeliveryCARB / 4bl
SymptomsPoor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts Out, MIL Lamp On
OccursUnder Load, on Accel, Idle

Trouble Codes

1213 -
1314 -
1415 -
1521 -
2124 -
24testing and results