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Old 02-27-08, 02:19 PM
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ok old thread but...will this grounding kit stuff fix the hesitation i seem to have when i'm lightly pressing on the throttle, like i'm just driving around a parking lot or sumtin?

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Old 02-27-08, 02:39 PM
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As I was rereading this thread I was remembering what finally got rid of my hesitation, and it was a low speed problem like yours breakb. I put in a new set of plugs and plug wires, and its running perfectly. I went with the blue NGK and Autolite platinum plugs. There are lots of links around to show you exactly how to do the plug wires, easiest job on the car.
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dam, alright man. thanks. gonna go get some from napa or checkers or sumtin. thats been annoying me. i'll try look for a link, good thing the engine is mounted vertically.

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Old 03-01-08, 10:17 PM
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just changed my spark plugs. if that was the easiest thing...then dam i'mma have someone else do all the stuff for me. my back hurts, lol. ah wells. i jsut drove it home which was like 3 min. and i drove super light throttle all the way. and NO HESITATION!!! gonna try it more tonight. but so far...seems promising.

THANKS over40driv!!!!

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Old 03-02-08, 11:10 AM
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ok was driving around more, and the hesitation is almost gone. the drive is definetly smoother. just have to try a tranny flush now.

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Old 03-02-08, 05:59 PM
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At some point you will want to change the wires as well, mine looked and ohmed good but made an improvement.
Old 03-02-08, 10:56 PM
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yups already changed the wires as well at the same time. so just gonna look into the tranny flush. like i said hesitation still there sometimes. but not as much now. and i think my gas mileage went up. ^_^ can't wait till i save up money to look at my tranny and stuff. lol. love this car more and more everyday.

also in this link:

http://consumerguideauto.howstuffwor...-300-400-2.htm

it says that in 92, which is my year car, the trans wouldn't shift right sometimes, because of a faulty ground i guess. could this also be part of the problem? and anyone know how to do it? or should just take it to dealership...

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Old 03-05-08, 10:18 AM
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anyone?

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Old 03-05-08, 03:39 PM
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I have an interesting wiring problem that came out of nowhere, now. When I turn on my parking lights and headlights, my interior lights go out. Gauge cluster (except for warning lights, just the 4 needles and all of the back lighting), radio, climate control all go dark. It started doing it a few nights ago, had never had a problem before that.

My SAFC, wideband, and boost gauge all stay lit up because they're powered independently of those things, is this a ground or what? I checked fuses and they looked fine.
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try check if some wiring to the dimmer switch? because if u turn the dimmer all the way down and turn on ur headlights, everything will go completly dark like that right? maybe the dimmer switch shorted or something?

i don't know anything about electrical. just a guess i'm taking here. >_<

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Old 03-14-08, 06:42 PM
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so anyone know if that faulty ground in my my car might be my problem? and what ground it is?

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Old 03-16-08, 04:20 PM
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Are grounding kits really that worth it? Is the buddy club better the hks?? I have a sc300 and i'm thinking i wanna do this for the fuel economy
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