O.K. my turn for help.

Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:23 pm

For a while now my SVT has had this annoying habit of almost dying when you are slowing down, usually when the clutch is in. It does not do it consistently either.

The car idles fine at a stop and runs fine the rest of the time but the last two days it has gotten more frequent, any ideas boys?

sc0tty8 · Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:41 pm

Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:21 pm

sc0tty8 wrote: Iac.

Thats kind of what I was thinking but wouldn't that affect the car when it was actually idling as well?

I sell very few SVT IAC's which is what makes me a little leary of it.

Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:44 pm

here's a right fielder....any temp issues...like rad fans not working right? If you're heating up as you slow down, power will drop off like crazy. Heat builds under the hood in just a few seconds. Make sure the temp sending unit is good. If you're a touch low in coolant, that could be the problem in an of itself, or a symptom. Flushed the cooling system yet?

hope it's something simple.

BTW, I take it my interior paint is waiting for me? I haven't forgotten about you....take care papa

CleanZX3 · Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:20 pm

Try putting the stock airbox back on and see if that helps.

Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:50 pm

You blew the motor. Time for a swap. That's your answer.

sc0tty8 · Fri Sep 22, 2006 5:48 am

Massive vac leak or unmetered air could do it too...maybe something with ignition, you got access at work to diag equip don't you?

MINISVT · Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:07 am

STEVE, MINE does that on rare occasion... LIKE WHEN i COME UP TO A STOP QUICKLY, IT acts like I forgot to push in the clutch... and tries to die...

CC

Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:32 am

Pappy wrote: You blew the motor. Time for a swap. That's your answer.

So it's time for the '04 Cobra powertrain swap? Let me check my piggybank.

Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:34 am

sc0tty8 wrote: Massive vac leak or unmetered air could do it too...maybe something with ignition, you got access at work to diag equip don't you?

I have access to my garage at home, thats about it. This place is not your normal dealership that lets you work on your own car. It's way too big for that.

Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:36 am

MINISVT wrote: STEVE, MINE does that on rare occasion... LIKE WHEN i COME UP TO A STOP QUICKLY, IT acts like I forgot to push in the clutch... and tries to die...

CC

For the most part mine does it long before you stop, it's when you are starting to slow down and have the clutch pushed in to coast.

I'm going to play with the IAC and double check to make sure I have no air leaks after the MAF.

Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:37 am

HotRodWagon wrote: here's a right fielder....any temp issues...like rad fans not working right? If you're heating up as you slow down, power will drop off like crazy. Heat builds under the hood in just a few seconds. Make sure the temp sending unit is good. If you're a touch low in coolant, that could be the problem in an of itself, or a symptom. Flushed the cooling system yet?

hope it's something simple.

BTW, I take it my interior paint is waiting for me? I haven't forgotten about you....take care papa

It's here, Come on by.

Coolant is full, fans are fine. No overheating issues.

richie_1 · Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:43 am

i had the same problem tehn my alternator died....but check your power lines that should solve the problem... had that before now it doesnt die on me anymore......

mars · Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:03 pm

dang steve hope u figure it out!!!!

sc0tty8 · Fri Sep 22, 2006 2:29 pm

The problem is on your grill, its got a chrome circle around it