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Anonymous Posted on Feb 21, 2013

1991 tracker with a 1.6. has a miss when running. when up to speed and holding at a steady speed miss gets worse. drove for about an hour and started cutting out very bad lost speed,power. converter red hot. changed converter, plugs, wires, fuel pump,filter. any ideas

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Do a compression test of the engine. See if your valves are seating properly is what you'd be looking for in checking for low compression. It could be causing the miss. When you changed plugs, did any one plug stand out as being different in color or texture at its base? The constant miss might put black sooty deposits on the spark plug. Course you'd have to remember which cylinder that plug came from to help you locate the miss. I'm assuming you have throttle body injection?

Testimonial: "yes it is FI. it did run fine for about 15 20 miles. kinda like it loaded up with fuel or the exhaust was plugging up."

  • Anonymous Feb 23, 2013

    yes it is FI. it did run fine for about 15 20 miles. kinda like it loaded up with fuel or the exhaust was plugging up.

  • montehammons Feb 24, 2013

    The converter getting hot should be a lot of unburned gas going through. Might be an exhaust valve stuck or burned.

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G16A 1.6L 8valve TBI engine misfire.
The order is ( tune up it , cap ,rotor, wires, sparks) (basics work like magic)
Good motor? compression at 170psi min, Wide open throttle ,warm to hot>
Cam Timing belt slipped due to skipping the 60k tune up?
Good spark test spark.
last is fueling.!
If flooding is the injector leaking.
is fuel pressure at 60 psi ? (Fuel press. reg bad) normal is 30psi.
is injector leaking? (can be view with eyes, unlike any MPI)

43 ways to misfire, and counting. (get help !))
http://www.fixkick.com/misfiring.html

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SOURCE: on a 1991 geo tracker trying to find location of fuel pump relay

The computer controlls the power to the pump.Rplace the computer and all should be well. They r on e-bay for around 100 dollars.Good luck

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SOURCE: 1995 geo tracker

If plug wires are arcing at any point, replace plug wires and recheck.

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SOURCE: 91 geo metro-fuel filter?

i would say you jumped timing your belt moved a notch

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SOURCE: on a 1991 geo tracker trying to find location of fuel pump relay?

The fuel pump relays are mounted on an "L" bracket underneath the ECM. Both have something to do with the Fuel pump. Be careful not to get it confused with the horn relay it is in the same vicinity (under the dash on the drivers side).

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SOURCE: 1992 geo tracker will not run

The ECM has a blown capacitor inside it for opening the injector you will most likly need to get it rebuilt, buy a new ,or used ECM had the same problem with my sidekick.

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