Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hp-pcd!hpfcla!rob From: rob@hpfcla.UUCP (rob) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Re: Any Dodge/Plymouth Colt owners o Message-ID: <13200011@hpfcla.UUCP> Date: Tue, 16-Oct-84 20:41:00 EDT Article-I.D.: hpfcla.13200011 Posted: Tue Oct 16 20:41:00 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 14-Oct-84 08:16:02 EDT References: <291@isrnix.UUCP> Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Fort Collins, CO Lines: 24 Nf-ID: #R:isrnix:-29100:hpfcla:13200011:000:1234 Nf-From: hpfcla!rob Oct 10 16:41:00 1984 I have a '79 Dodge Colt. It's fairly reliable (except for something I'll mention in a bit) and gets real good gas mileage. What I don't like about it is that it is a "rinky-dink" car - that is, it's a little box of tin with a little engine not suitable for even a lawn mower. It has precious little power for acceleration, but can peg the speedometer without trouble ( >>85mph). On the positive side, the brakes are fantastic - I can stop the car much faster than the speedometer can react to it: I've seen it read 35mph when I wasn't moving anymore. With new steel-belted radials, it can even handle respectably. Now for a major problem I've been having, probably not related to Colts or Dodges, but just because the car is older. Occasionally, the car hesitates or surges, usually when accelerating from 0 in 1st gear. It will sometimes even stall. What causes this type of behavior and what can I do about it? I just had a tune-up one week ago. I'm not sure how relevant this is for your purposes - the 1985 Colt might well be totally different than a 79. But for what it's worth... Rob Gardner Hewlett Packard {hp-pcd,hpfcla,csu-cs}!hpcnoa!rdg Fort Collins, Colorado 80525