Geck512 Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 Woah I got a weird one. After a bit of a vacation in Texas I got back in my sedan and all sorts of stuff seemed wacky. I got a few things Ironed out which I will have more time to talk about some other time but I need to get this reverse rpm thing nailed first. I have an 83 standard 5spd 2wd sedan. I will be going along and I will feel a small jolt in my forward movement (feeling opposite to my direction of travel) my tach will ROCKET to zero, something also seems to be going on in the electricity department cause the dash does something odd? I dont remember off hand exactly what I will keep a closer eye on it. Anyways It will rocket to zero, I just leave it in gear and keep my foot where it is and it plays with me. Bouncing back to life and rocketing to zero. Does this ring anybells? the car can die while doing this. It doesnt seem terribly violent except for the tachometer needle. It had never been more than a problem of a few hiccoughs on the road until recently now sometimes the car wont "bounce" back out of the dead tach funny running state. Sometimes it wont start after this. But usually after a bit it will! I have no idea. Why would this self correct? Any question will be tolerated and any help would be worshiped! I need to drive to san fran for my sisters wedding soon. Thanks Folks. Joshua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subynut Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 Sounds VERY electrical. Check ur connectons and as much of the wiring U can see. Make sure they're tight and no corrosion. I'd start there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddcomp Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 dodge caravan turbo did this turned out to be the pickups in the disty or could b the the transistor doohicky under the coil getting flaky so after a while it heats up and fails cools off and works only 2 things that immediatly come to mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajavwnsoobnut Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 or even the coil itself and Josh call Andrew he can help and he might want to talk to you anyways lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hondasucks Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 Hey Josh, sounds like a coil or a distributor problem to me. Take your cap off and see if the shaft wiggles, if it does, your bushings are shot. Although we might have to go bonyardin for a dizzy since I think you got my last one! PS my # is 541 990 8697 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geck512 Posted September 8, 2004 Author Share Posted September 8, 2004 Andrew number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobywagon Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 My 83 was doing this for a while. I've got it tracked down to a combination of a tired alternator and a poor ground condition. Mine does this when I've got a lot of electrical stuff on. I'm in the process of getting better grounds by running 10-ga wire to various places on the body to try and get around the worst rust spots. Later I'll tackle the alternator. What I figured out was that system voltage would drop to a certain point at which the fuel pump could not move enough fuel to feed the engine above a certain speed (~3k rpm). Then it would do exactly what you are talking about. I've replaced my coil, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, both battery cables and terminals, the battery and installed a bunch of new ground wires. The ground wires were what finally did it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geck512 Posted September 9, 2004 Author Share Posted September 9, 2004 Interesting! Where should I look for the most important ground wires? J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hondasucks Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 dude. Josh. Call me, I leave for wyoming in 11 days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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