Throttle hesitation 97' GTS

[Jeffsss]

Hey guys,
Noticed today while I was coming home from a car show that upon acceleration it was giving me some hesitation.. WOT it was fine, and low acceleration it was fine also.. only felt it when I was giving it a little more than normal.

then.... it went away? car runs fine, idles fine, no CEL. car has 21k miles. I'm unsure if and when plugs/wires have ever been changed, visually (I know that means nothing) everything looks great.. tubes are soft, belt is good, no cracking what so ever.

Ideas on what to do if it happens again?

 

[whitebluevipe]

i had a bad plug that acted this way once.

 

[mrbob]

check tps sensor , use meter to check voltage , could have an open spot . closed should be under 1 volt and go up to just under 5 volts . gradual open the throttle body and watch the voltage increase , if your meter drops in voltage or goes blank it is bad . good luck

 

[Jeffsss]

I'll try new plugs first. anyone recommend a brand i see the gap should be Gap: .035.

 

[Jeffsss]

Bosch Platinum+2 Spark Plug look like the way to go?

 

[klamathpro]

I would not put Bosch in my lawnmower. Standard NGK coppers would work better than Bosch. The NGK copper or iridium is the better choice.

 

[Jeffsss]

thanks for the suggestion Klamathpro

 

[GTS Dean]

I'd put stock Champions in it and be done.

 

[AZTVR]

car has 21k miles. I'm unsure if and when plugs/wires have ever been changed,
Ideas on what to do if it happens again?

Chuck Tator recommended that I replace plug wires when I purchased my car with 24,000 miles.

 

[Jeffsss]

thanks aztvr, I'm going to order some

 

[Jeffsss]

Can someone reccomend a set of wires? and a good place to order from?

 

[SandViper]

I know mine gets a little funny if it sits to long and the battery drains a little, Try an overnight charge on the battery. It has solved my problems before.

 

[Jeffsss]

thanks sandviper, I'll charge the battery today!

 

[AZTVR]

Can someone reccomend a set of wires? and a good place to order from?

I never know whether the site rules prohibit me from recommending anything unless I know that they are paying for advertisement here. I have bought the wires that one of our long time members sells. They are well thought of and look good also, if that's of interest to you. I couldn't tell you whether they perform signifivantly different from other "name brand" wires; but, with his set, you know that you will be getting the exact right length with boots that have the right angle.

 

[Dom426h]

Jeff, all the info that you need is in my posts in this recent thread. Check it out:

http://forums.viperclub.org/threads/654950-Spark-coming-from-Plug-wire...-Thoughts

 

[Jeffsss]

Jeff, all the info that you need is in my posts in this recent thread. Check it out:

http://forums.viperclub.org/threads/654950-Spark-coming-from-Plug-wire...-Thoughts

thanks.. I'll get around to replacing. I'm so busy I rarely have time to enjoy the car much less work on it or take it to new plugs/wires... sigh..