my 86 300zx 5 speed stumbles n/a

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manuelrys60
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hey guy's back with another question now that i got my z to idle correct notice that it stumbles like around 2500 to 3.000 in 3rd gear just slightly what can cause it to do so? ....
Modified by manuelrys60 at 11:21 AM 3/1/2009


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evildky
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mas?

manuelrys60
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hey evildky thanks for your reply i replaced my mas not to long ago you think it's going bad again? it only stumbles once in a grat while .should i chek my ecu codes?

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checking codes is always a good start

the rpm dependent issue on an older Z would point to the AFM, the Z31 however uses the MAS, not sure if it can present in the same manner

might be worth having a look at your plugs and wires, could be loosing spark or arcing out


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