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From: tauxe@uokvax.UUCP
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Subject: Re: PLYMOUTH TC3 PROBLEM - (nf)
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Date: Sun, 1-Apr-84 00:28:24 EST
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uokvax!tauxe    Mar 23 12:41:00 1984

	I have had a similar problem to that which you describe. The 
	culprit in my case was the alternator?????????????? Yes, the
	alternator.  It seems that the brushes in the alternator
	somehow either lost spring tension or perhaps got dirty
	and the output of the alternator produced transients in the
	electrical system of the car.   You could not see this in any
	of the lights, nor hear them in the radio, BUT they drove the
	computer crazy.  It seems that the spark timing was thrown way
	off by the transients, and this caused bucking, mis-firing,
	and in general uneven running.
		Replacement of the alternator cured all the annoying
	problems. Hope this helps you a bit.
	
				George W. Tauxe
				University of Oklahoma