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z24 took a ****

Old Jan 7, 2008 | 7:38 PM
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the other day while driving home my rpm's were jumping from about 3000rpn to 1000rpm and back very quick than all of a sudden it quit and wouldent start again i got pulled home and when i got home it started right up but the rpm's wernt right either it would idle high and die or the rpm would jump around and die at first i thought it was my tps but it isnt i just put a new one on today so now im stuck if anybody has any ideas it would help alot
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 12:45 AM
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could be the crankshaft position sensor. does the check engine light come on?
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 12:32 PM
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my z did that once and it happened to be a miss fire in the 3rd cylinder so i put high quality plugs in hasn't done it since.
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