Noob to the forum. Have been cruising through here for months reading posts and gathering knowledge and now a member. Experiencing 2 problems mentioned below. Not on here asking for help on doing the LIMs, LOL. Thanks to ScottyDoggs for giving out so much advice. Really good stuff on here. Inherited a 2000 GTP from my dad. Its been in the family all its life, brand new off the Haggerty lot. He drove it like a baby and its made it to 235,000 miles with factory LIMs. That's right, made in Kansas, factory installed LIMs, still on there now. Every single button on the car works, every light bulb, even HUD works. Body has almost zero rust, inside is mint. Rusty undercarriage. My good friend/mechanic, has done a lot of work to this car over the last 2yrs. I have been able to knock out some minor things as well. See complete list below. I had everything fixed as it broke. With so much work done, I'm now very interested in keeping this car alive, especially since they don't make them anymore.
I'm dealing with 2 problems right now that I have not seen specifically addressed on here. Maybe they have, but I definitely have spent a lot of time on here.
1. Car overheats at idle only. Great while driving, highway, etc., but a long drive-thru = overheating. Coolant is not disappearing. Done everything to test coolant flow and found that when giving the car gas, when parked, temp drops like a rock. Meaning better flow when the water pump spins faster. Water pump was replaced 1.5yrs ago. Could it be anything else?
2. Car experiences jerky acceleration, when WOT. Can't describe it with the correct words, but it happens when the engine changes over... sound goes from ehhhhhhh to uuuuuhhhhhh and you're still accelerating (down shift or something?). That's when it starts to kick a little which makes you let off the gas immediately. Sometimes it kicks pretty hard. Usually happens when already cruising 50ish and then pressing down harder. Tranny was replaced at 60,000 miles with a Jasper trans. Plus it was driven by dad so no burn outs... Any tips on what it could be? From reading the posts, could it be the CAT? Injectors?
I appreciate any feedback!
Work Done over 2yrs. In the order it happened:
Air Flow Sensor, Radiator, t-stat, all cooling hoses, water pump and pulley, radiator cap, fuel pump, fuel filter, EGR, both belts, 4 tires, battery, alternator, coolant elbows, another radiator (other shop broke drain plug on previous new one), all 4 struts/springs, harmonic balancer, crank shaft position sensor, front wheel bearings, ball joints and control arms, all coil packs, all spark plugs, all spark plug wires, power steering pump & pulley & hoses, new belts again, brake pads & rotors. Practically a new car...
To do ASAP = LIMs ; Rack and Pinion
