Hesitation and Bogging fixed

[twitchy]

maybe my situation is unique or maybe not

but for a year im trying to figure out what the hell was going on, sometimes the car bogged and ran horribly and sometimes it didnt

but the other night i remembered when i took the distributor off to get at the timing chain guides i never adjusted the timing, just put it back on and that was it.

Well a friend and mine advanced the timing (without a light, gonna go back tomorrow and use a light) and for the first time ever i can feel the effect of my mods (intake, header, exhaust) and the power is back and better than ever.

No hesitation, no stumble, idles as flat as as a board, and its consistently...perfect.

I thought it was a vacum leak, a sensor, a wire somewhere, and spend hours and hours trying to figure things out. Adjusting the timing fixed everything and now the car runs like a top. You should see it haul over 4000 revs now.

As an example, my friend has a 99 contour V6 and i never once pulled on him before, he always won when we raced. The other night we tried it and not only did i win but i was opening the gap quickly too

check your timing, people...

[KwKouki]

wow this sounds EXACTLY what I am going through. my car will sometimes shut down completely off throttle.

[Dutchmalmiss]

yeah this is a common problem. the usual place to check is timing and the maf to see if anything's wrong. good lookin out!

[clutch kick drifter]

mine starts to hesitate and stuff after 15min of just driving it and doesnt like to go past 4500 rpms. Like i was pulling out of the gas station the other night and the gap was really tight so i said i just redline it so i dont get rear ended... well of coure my car wouldent go past 4500. Sometimes it does it really bad and sometimes it takes a while to do it. Maby boost leak? Im also blowing tons of black smoke ( hints the bumper is black and people have told me )

[FaLKoN240]

You are running rich it sounds like.