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SO, AFTER OUR CLUBS FIRST RUN OF THE MONTH, UNDER BEAUTIFUL SKY & 80 DEGREE WEATHER, WE STOPPED FOR A "POTTY BREAK". WHEN READY TO GET TO THE SECOND HALF, I STARTED UP MY 97 BUT HEARD AND FELT A VERY DIFFERENT ENGINE! VERY ROUGH RUNNING, LOUSY ACCELERATION AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT FLASHING AT ME! PEELED OFF AND HEADED TOWARDS HOME, SOME 60 MILES AWAY. GOT OFF AT MY HOME OFF-RAMP, STOPPED FOR THE LIGHT RED AND THEN PROCEEDED ONTO MY BLVD. TOWARD HOME. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE (and joy) THE ENGINE WAS NOW BACK TO RUNNING LIKE A WELL-OILED CLOCK! CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL AGLOW BUT GOT HOME WITHOUT ANY MORE ISSUES. ANY OF THIS SOUND FAMILIAR? I AM DUE FOR FRESH PLUGS BUT EVERYTHING ELSE UP TO PAR. ENGINE WAS REPLACED ABOUT 30K MILES AGO WITH A JAPANESE ENGINE & NEW RADIATOR. I WILL HAVE IT CHECKED OUT BY MY MECHANIC ON MONDAY BUT WOULD APPRECIATE ANY THOUGHTS, THEORY'S.

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oK KIDS, THE AWFUL MISSING HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED.......ONE BAD INJECTOR AND BAD COIL PACK. COMPRESSION GOOD IN ALL CYLINDERS, WHEW! GOING WITH MECHANICS RECOMMENDATION WITH NEW PLUGS AND THE REPLACEMENT OF COIL PACK AND ONE NEW INJECTOR. OH YES, THE RESETTING OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT!