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Hi-Soft - 21 Jul 2004 08:41 GMT

Recently had a few touch ups done on my '83 280ZX ( non turbo ), and when i
picked the car up...it ( for the first time ever ) spluttered a bit ...and
ran a little lumpy ...though i think it's smotthed out..after a back fire !

What the hell could that be ??? like...dust int the engine or
something...injectors ???? I th had only been in the panel shop for about 3
days..!

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Brian Canham

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OniIsan - 21 Jul 2004 18:41 GMT

time is just catching up. that's all.
I doubt anything more.
UNLESS the car has been driven. did you record the amount of mileage?

> Recently had a few touch ups done on my '83 280ZX ( non turbo ), and when i
> picked the car up...it ( for the first time ever ) spluttered a bit ...and
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> Brian Canham

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Hi-Soft - 22 Jul 2004 00:11 GMT

yep...your probably right...though original milage is only 67,000kms....and
it's running fine again now anyway.....beats me..

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Brian Canham

> time is just catching up. that's all.
> I doubt anything more.
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> > Brian Canham

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Steve T - 22 Jul 2004 05:18 GMT

> Recently had a few touch ups done on my '83 280ZX ( non turbo ), and when
> i picked the car up...it ( for the first time ever ) spluttered a bit
> ...and ran a little lumpy ...though i think it's smotthed out..after a
> back fire !
>
> What the hell could that be ???

It was short cycled. Cranked, moved, shut off, cranked, moved, shut off.
After a few of these cycles the plugs get sooted up and can run weird until
the car is run some.

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Hi-Soft - 22 Jul 2004 05:52 GMT

aha...like if they were just moving the car around the workshop for
instance..? That would make sense..

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Brian Canham

> > Recently had a few touch ups done on my '83 280ZX ( non turbo ), and when
> > i picked the car up...it ( for the first time ever ) spluttered a bit
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> After a few of these cycles the plugs get sooted up and can run weird until
> the car is run some.

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Steve T - 22 Jul 2004 06:33 GMT

> aha...like if they were just moving the car around the workshop for
> instance..?

Exactly. Body shops are the worst as they have to move the car to different
areas for bodywork/prep/paint/cleanup etc. I've seen then get so loaded up
they refuse to start and have to have the plugs changed/cleaned when there
is nothing wrong with the car.

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Zmann - 11 Aug 2004 02:57 GMT

>Recently had a few touch ups done on my '83 280ZX ( non turbo ), and when i
>picked the car up...it ( for the first time ever ) spluttered a bit ...and
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>
>Brian Canham

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