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From: ral@afinitc.UUCP (Bob Liming)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: PLYMOUTH TC3 PROBLEM
Message-ID: <218@afinitc.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 21-Mar-84 17:19:21 EST
Article-I.D.: afinitc.218
Posted: Wed Mar 21 17:19:21 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 22-Mar-84 04:08:47 EST
Organization: Affinitec, St. Louis MO
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I have a 1981 plymouth TC3 (2 door hatchback version of the Horizon) and 
am having trouble diagnosing a problem with it.

At uncertain intervals I will lose power and the engine will just sputter 
when I try feeding it gas.  I have already eliminated the ignition system 
and the carburetor as I have already had both of these replaced.  The 
fuel pump was also checked during a recent tune up and it seemed to be ok.
(The problem did exist before tune up) Also during this tune up I replaced
the fuel filter, air filter, and the spark plugs (the old plugs did not
show any unusual wear).  

So far I have not been able to reproduce this problem with a mechainic
any where near the car.  

As a variant to this problem sometimes the 'ENGINE' light (oil pressure/
temp/ oil level light) will come on.  When checking the conditions that
cause this problem everything seems ok, the crank case is full, the 
radiator is full and is not hot, the engine also does not seem to be overly
hot (The first time the light came on I thought the thermostat was sticking
and had it replaced even though the old thermostat worked fine when tested).

After stopping the car and letting it set a few moments the engine light
does not come on when the car is restarted but the first problem seems
to manifest itself soon after.

If anyone has had experience with similar problems could they please
mail a solution to me soon as I'm beginning to get desparate.

   Thank you in advance for any response
      Robert Liming
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