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Kyle_1989
03-28-2007, 08:56 PM
Hey I have an 86 Firefly... I'm having a bog down problem and have no idea what it could be... seems to be only when it gets warm out that it does it.
Aanyways I have gone and replaced the fuel filter air filter ran methyl hydrate through the gas tank and used some carb cleaner to clean out the carb... I dunno if I'm going in the worng direction or not
Can someone please point me in some sort of direction

I don't really wanna spend a heck of a lot of money getting a mechanic to do the fix on the car... I bought it for a hundred bucks it runs great other then this bog down problem. and with summer fast approaching i need to find a fix... please help

jerryh20
03-28-2007, 09:56 PM
:)try carb kit - may be bad excellerator pump which comes in the kit - could be fuel pump or vacuum advance on distributor - good luck

Kyle_1989
03-29-2007, 09:44 PM
Update on Bog down problem
I decided to take the air filter and housiong for air filter off and looked at the carb a bit it seems that just before it starts to bog i get a hesitation in the gas flow that i see coming into the carburater this might have something to do with the problem.

Thanks for the reply jerryh20 you made me come so much closer to discover the problem... I will definitely report back when I have found the fix or if I need any more assistance... again thx for your swift reply jerry