Head gasket???
I’m wondering if I’ve blown the head gasket on my 1997 40th anniversary. When I get on the gas, particularly going uphill, and the rpms get around 2000 it hesitates and shudders. Not consistently though. If I’m on a downhill or flat it runs fine. On the way home today the check engine light came on.
I’ve looked around for a vacuum leak and did find a sizable crack in the hose that goes from the air filter to the throttle body. So right now its duct taped. I plan on replacing that very soon. I don’t smell anything burning and my oil looks really clean. Transmision fluid looks good too. Temps are all OK and my rpm at idle is fine. I can replicate the hesitation/shudder if I put it in drive and keep my foot on the brake and slowly get on the gas. Again hesitation/shudder starts around 2000 rpm.
The one wild card is it started about about 10 miles after I filled up w/ gas. It’s not the brand I usually run and was 87 octane. I’m just not sure bad gas would cause this.
Any thoughts you guys may have would be appreciated.
thanks in advance…jim
I’m wondering if I’ve blown the head gasket on my 1997 40th anniversary. When I get on the gas, particularly going uphill, and the rpms get around 2000 it hesitates and shudders. Not consistently though. If I’m on a downhill or flat it runs fine. On the way home today the check engine light came on.
I’ve looked around for a vacuum leak and did find a sizable crack in the hose that goes from the air filter to the throttle body. So right now its duct taped. I plan on replacing that very soon. I don’t smell anything burning and my oil looks really clean. Transmision fluid looks good too. Temps are all OK and my rpm at idle is fine. I can replicate the hesitation/shudder if I put it in drive and keep my foot on the brake and slowly get on the gas. Again hesitation/shudder starts around 2000 rpm.
The one wild card is it started about about 10 miles after I filled up w/ gas. It’s not the brand I usually run and was 87 octane. I’m just not sure bad gas would cause this.
Any thoughts you guys may have would be appreciated.
thanks in advance…jim