[RBW] OT, sorry, but somewhat urgent question about car trouble

2017-09-24 Thread Joe Bernard
I just read that the spark plug change interval is 30k miles and this car has 91k on it. New plugs and wires might be due. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it,

[RBW] OT, sorry, but somewhat urgent question about car trouble

2017-09-24 Thread LBleriot
My money is on a tank of ‘bad’ gas. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group,

[RBW] OT, sorry, but somewhat urgent question about car trouble

2017-09-24 Thread Ian A
Sounds like the distributor cap and ht leads got wet, either humidity (most likely) or a deep puddle. Pop the cap off, spray with WD40 and give the ht leads a spray as well. Missing caused by water shorting the electrics. This is a common problem where I come from in England and we all

[RBW] OT, sorry, but somewhat urgent question about car trouble

2017-09-24 Thread Christopher Cote
I seem to recall those cars, and many other Chrysler products, being susceptible to crank angle sensor failures. The symptoms sound familiar. Check that out. Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this

[RBW] OT, sorry, but somewhat urgent question about car trouble

2017-09-24 Thread Kai Vierstra
Try the B screw? Or dump some sawdust in it? I know that at least one of these is an actual auto fixit technique. -Kai BK NY -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it,

[RBW] OT, sorry, but somewhat urgent question about car trouble

2017-09-24 Thread Patrick Moore
Riv content: I am riding my Rivs more, now that I've more or less given my 2006 PT Cruiser to my 16 year old daughter. The urgency concerns my daughter's use of the car. The PTC has been well maintained, given clean bill of health by competent mechanic*, and until yesterday evening was running