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'92 Geo Storm GSi keeps stalling :[
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MRxAmazing
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Jan 1, 2012, 11:08 PM
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'92 Geo Storm GSi keeps stalling :[
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1992
Geo
Storm GSi
1.8 L 140 hp (104kW) engine
146,000+
I've had ongoing issues with my car for a while. First both front axles went bad. Then needed new brake pads (most likely at least 1 new rotor still needed). Next the battery died (which has been replaced). I believe I may need a new alternator still, though. And now the most troublesome issue for me yet:
When driving home from work a few weeks back, my car began shaking pretty violently (my car would shake frequently, but not nearly this bad) when slowing down and coming to a stop. Eventually, it just stalled out altogether when I came to a stop light about 15 minutes later. I was able to get it started and managed to get back to my home, but it stalled out again as I slowed down to turn into my driveway. It's been rotting away there since. Each time I HAD tried to start it, I had to step on the gas a bit to get the engine going and keep the car running. When I switched it from Park to Reverse, it would stall out as well. As of before, though, it started up pretty easily and was running without my assistance.
I'm not sure what the issue is. I've heard several opinions, but maybe someone here can help. My main problem is that money is kind of an issue for me and I'm near my breaking point on this. If this is something that's gonna cost me around $400+, I'm gonna just junk it.
I'm gonna post a video I just recorded of what is currently going on when I start the car. If you can help, I'd very much appreciate it. Thanks in advance :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGGn-b6Q5-o
Links from other sites removed
(This post was edited by Hammer Time on Jan 2, 2012, 4:07 AM)
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Discretesignals
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Jan 2, 2012, 5:49 AM
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Re: '92 Geo Storm GSi keeps stalling :[
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The audio quality is pretty poor, but it almost sounds like the engine has a dead miss in one of the cylinders. You have to find out which cylinder it is and then determine if it is fuel, spark, or mechanically related. You won't know if it is worth fixing until you find out what is wrong with it.
Since we volunteer our time and knowledge, we ask for you to please follow up when a problem is resolved.
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MRxAmazing
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Jan 2, 2012, 4:21 PM
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Hmmm so it's possibly a bad sparkplug? I was thinking that myself. A buddy of mine who is a mechanic was working on my car on the side and when doing my tune up, he couldn't get 1 of the 4 sparkplugs out. None of the tools he had were working.
Could this be the result of that one being old and the others being new? I also have a new fuel filter that hasn't yet been put in to replace the old one.
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Discretesignals
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Jan 2, 2012, 5:26 PM
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To find out which cylinder is missing you can unplug one injector connector at a time with the engine running. This disables that cylinder from firing of which ever injector you disable. Which ever injector that is unplugged doesn't change the running of the engine is the cylinder that is missing.
Which ever one you determine is missing is the one you should check for spark at using a spark tester. If you have spark on your tester with it plugged into the wire, pull that plug out and inspect it. If that spark plug looks good, swap it with another cylinder and see if the misfire moves to the other cylinder. Let us know what you find out.
Since we volunteer our time and knowledge, we ask for you to please follow up when a problem is resolved.
(This post was edited by Discretesignals on Jan 2, 2012, 5:28 PM)
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MRxAmazing
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Jan 2, 2012, 6:34 PM
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Ok, thank you. I'm gonna look into the matter a bit more tomorrow. Hopefully it's solved easily and won't cost me an arm and a leg.
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