1889 Topaz

[Glock]

I have a problem with this car studdering during take off from a stop. Once its moving its fine. I just replaced plugs, wire, cap rotor and fuel filter but still there. any suggestions?

[Macgyver55]

1889 is way before my time!

[jeffreyd]

loong before mine too, dont think the all data nor haynes manual will get this one.

[Jeremy airjer W]

That should have been crushed and turned into a new Prius 10 years ago!

Seriously thought i would check the spark output of the coil with a variable spark tester. You should see at least 30,000 volts coming out of the coil.

I would also check fuel pressure. The pressure regulators on these are well known to stick and cause fuel pressure to rise. I have seen them well over 100PSI and they don't run so good with that kind of pressure.

[Glock]

ok I should of said 1989 But it has only 43,000 miles. Thanks for the suggestions Airjer. Besides the wrong century on the subject line I should of also mentioned that its really intermittent. Would you still suggest the same ideas Airjer now knowing its intermittent?

Glock

[Jeremy airjer W]

If it's really intermittent you will likley never find it.

My suggestion is to drive it until the symptom becomes more consistent or you figure out a way to duplicate it every time. Then pursue some testing to start eliminating potential causes.

(even a 1989 should have been crushed and turned into a prius 10 years ago!)

The biggest problem you are going to run into is that car has such low mileage it hasn't had the parts fail that usually fail. It is now old enough that many of those parts have been discontinued. It will become increasingly harder to keep the car on the road because it has been so hard to keep them on the road that people just said screw it and had them crushed. The parts demand for the 15 of those left on the road in MN is pretty low!

[fishing tech]

I am trying to remember known issues. Tfi module and pick up on the distibutor. Had someyhing to do with the color or code on them. Might just have some old gas or moisture in the tank. The injector comes to mind also but that might be a differant car. Head gaskets or cracked head. Otherwise a solid runner.

[Scott K]

Pfe sensors, ignition modules, bad injectors, constant control modules, fuel pumps, ignition switches, were about it on these. Like fishingtech said, they were a solid car. Pretty basic, not much to go wrong with them, and pretty easy to work on. They werent anyones favorite, but they werent a bad car either.

[Glock]

thanks for the tips gentlemen. Gonna try and keep her running. After all whats not to love? What other car has an automatic shoulder belt that'll hang you if your not careful, or a door so small you have to fold yourself up to get into?

[Scott K]

and a 3 speed tranny. If this car would have came with an over drive it would have been a good car.