glwagonman Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 i have a 1987 gl wagon and its having a lot of trouble getting up hills i have to put it in 1 just to keep it from dieing and im not sure if its just because the car is underpowered but i have no idea what it is so any help would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwoodsboy Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Tune that baby up! EA 82s ARE underpowered...... but you should be able to take *most* hills in at least 3rd gear. Change your: -Plugs -Air/fuel filters -wires -cap/rotor etc. Could also be a plugged cat converter (check 'er at night after going for a drive - make sure its not glowing red) Hows your cooling system / temp gauge? Edit: Is it carbed or F/I ? If its carbed.... give it a good cleaning/spraying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Keith Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 how steep are these hills? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glwagonman Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 there not to steep, it is carbed and its not the cat it a auto trans and the temp is fine i just replaced the plugs and im getting a new air filter so ill see how it does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Fuel filters are your first step. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94Loyale Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 If it's carbed, shouldn't it have a vacuum advance? If none of the normal maintenance helps, I would think that may be it, if it's having problems under heavy load like that. Just an idea though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85T-REX Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 If it's carbed, shouldn't it have a vacuum advance? If none of the normal maintenance helps, I would think that may be it, if it's having problems under heavy load like that. Just an idea though... It should have a vac advance but it doesn't do anything under load. (Full throttle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glwagonman Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 i put in a new fuel filter in and it was idling at 2500 rpms for the rest of the day and then i started it the next day and it was back to normal does that always happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 i put in a new fuel filter in and it was idling at 2500 rpms for the rest of the day and then i started it the next day and it was back to normal does that always happen? No. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glwagonman Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 Hmmmm well now its back to normal so i think its alright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooziewhatsit Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Don't those cars have two fuel filters? One under the hood, and one near the fuel pump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glwagonman Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 the manual i have does not say that is has two. i changed the one that's under the body kinda by the right back tire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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