jim..you may have something here...the EGR valve along with all its related hoses are original....i do have weak acceleartion, i do have rough idle ..all symptoms of EGR problems..Brad also mentioned checking the vacuum advance..perhaps it ain't so odd after all..and get this..my a/c blew air even under acceleration today..something it had not done in weeks...coincidence or related? that is why i love these cars..will keep you advised..thanks! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim H Fielding" <bonhoffer@xxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 5:38 PM Subject: Re: IML: Mis-fire (was: have I missed something?) > Here's a odd-ball idea: Is the EGR valve working properly? I had a 74 > that stumbled if the EGR was disconnected. It seemed that the > distributor gave it so much advance right above idle, that it needed the > EGR to slow down the combustion. In this case, the problem wasn't a flat > spot like a lean mixture. It was a stumble like way too much timing > advance. > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > >