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88' 244, stalls in reverse and when going up hill... idea??? 200 1988

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posted by  thelostartof on  Fri Sep 12 16:29 CST 2003
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well i just got a 88' 244(auto) for free today. black w/ tan leather insides and only 101k on the clock... gonna pick it up as soon as they find the key

anyways point is about 6 months ago they parked it because it used to die when they would put it in reverse and then when going up hills it would stall .... SO ... hm ... any idea's??? what should i look for?? what are first things i should test?? and best way to test them??

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mike








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88' 244, stalls in reverse and when going up hill... idea??? 200 1988

posted by  Aye Roll on  Fri Sep 12 18:04 CST 2003
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Check the connections at the air mass meter (AMM) in the LF fender. If this plug is disconnected, or the pins are not making contact or the aMM is bad, it'll stall under heavy load.
I dealt with this for a month or two last year with an 87 244.... it hasn't reoccurred since fixing the AMM connection.
As for stalling in reverse, it did that too, and I can only suggest cleaning out the throttle body and setting the idle properly. If you've never done the throttle body, it's time. The 700/900FAQ has good details.
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Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: '87 244DL/M47- 221K, 88 744GLE- 202K, 91 244 181K, 88 244GL 145K







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