bigfella99
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My VH Commodore wagon has developed a problem. It is a 2.85ltr 4 speed manual all standard.
Vehicle starts first time every time from cold.
Running standard unleaded with flash lube
Under heavy acceleration it coughs and splutters and eventually dies, leaving a fuel smell. I cannot restart immediately.
Under normal driving from cold start I can drive for about 15 minutes no problems then vehicle dies, leaving a fuel smell. Attempting to restart can be a problem sometimes it does and it will not hold idle.Sometimes it will sound like a backfire under the aircleaner.Sometimes it wont and I wait and restart after about 10 minutes.
Items that have been checked and replaced
Air cleaner
Ignition leads
Spark plugs- New plugs have a carbon(black) deposit on them after this problem occurs (cleaned and reinserted)
Distributor and rotor.
What is next?
This is driving me nuts
If anyone can assist in solving my problem with a how to do description. It will be most appreciated.
Vehicle starts first time every time from cold.
Running standard unleaded with flash lube
Under heavy acceleration it coughs and splutters and eventually dies, leaving a fuel smell. I cannot restart immediately.
Under normal driving from cold start I can drive for about 15 minutes no problems then vehicle dies, leaving a fuel smell. Attempting to restart can be a problem sometimes it does and it will not hold idle.Sometimes it will sound like a backfire under the aircleaner.Sometimes it wont and I wait and restart after about 10 minutes.
Items that have been checked and replaced
Air cleaner
Ignition leads
Spark plugs- New plugs have a carbon(black) deposit on them after this problem occurs (cleaned and reinserted)
Distributor and rotor.
What is next?
This is driving me nuts
If anyone can assist in solving my problem with a how to do description. It will be most appreciated.