Engine Hesitation

[Viper Wizard]

Mike,
Tune-up $800

?
If your Viper has not been tuned, it's ready! That should get rid of the hesitation?

TUNE-UP:
Plugs:$35.00
Wires:$78.35
Fuel Filter:$34.35
PCV Valve:$7.95
One hour of labor[I'm at 90per.]
__________________
$245.55

I'd tell that Dealer to go scratch his nose!

 

[Snake Bitten]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Viper Wizard:

TUNE-UP:
Plugs:$35.00
Wires:$78.35
Fuel Filter:$34.35
PCV Valve:$7.95
One hour of labor[I'm at 90per.]
__________________
$245.55

I'd tell that Dealer to go scratch his nose!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Since you are 3000 miles away from the Wizard...just order the parts from Chuck and do it yourself!

TUNE-UP:
Plugs:$35.00
Wires:$78.35
Fuel Filter:$34.35
PCV Valve:$7.95
One hour of labor[I'm at 90per.]
__________________
$245.65
- 90.00

<FONT size="4">$155.65 &gt;&gt; Becoming one with your viper...PRICELESS!
</FONT s>


Sure sounds suspiciously like a plug wire to me!

 

[SingleMalt]

I'm with Bitten on this one... Spend some quality time under the hood replacing those wires!

 

[joe117]

While the tune up consisting of these, above mentioned, parts might be a good idea, the hesitation at 2500 rpm doesn't sound like it would be caused by any of these components. I'm not an expert and I can't tell you for sure what the cause might be. I'm just thinking that this sounds more like a computer, sensor, injector or emissions system problem. I would think that plugs, wires, fuel filter would cause a problem at higher rpm and not a problem that would go away when you reached a higher rpm. How about the throttle position sensor?
Again, I'm just guessing but anyone leaning to the replacement of the wires, plugs, filter, should be able to come up with some logic to back it up.

 

[Steve Miehe]

Our cars do unusual things when the battery is about to go.....