Surging on hills

[Silver 99 Camaro]

On the way to work this morning I was climbing a couple hills. I was going slow, around 35 MPH, and the torque converter was locked up. The entire way up both hills the car was bucking and surging. Any ideas what this is? My only thought is that it could be the torque converter going bad. It ran perfect except for on the hills, so I don't think it's an engine problem.

[Silver 99 Camaro]

More info...I am confused now. It isn't just on hills. It did it on a flat road too. It surges/jerks when it is in 4th gear and very low engine speed, less than 1800 RPM. If I give it just enough gas to accelerate so it stays in 4th, it starts doing the surging.

[CamaroRob97]

sounds like some misfiring or arching going on pobraly about time for a tuneup for you.

You havent got any codes?

[Silver 99 Camaro]

No codes. I just changed the plugs last month but it still has the original wires. 55K on the clock.

[Dan Vincent]

Yeah, I would say the wires are the culprit... mine went out at about 55k too.

I suggest changing the wires every time you do plugs on our cars... they're relatively cheap ($60 a set for good ones, less for... well, cheaper ones) and our cars love to eat them.

[Silver 99 Camaro]

So basically it sounds like a misfire. If it is a misfire, how come it only happens at very low RPM's? Is that a typical first sign? I wonder if going to Autozone for the free scan might tell me something.

[CamaroRob97]

Ya, i would deffentially say its your wires. Pobally some kind of arching going on. I would say lower due to you not being in the powerband yet, but if you got WOT your going to feel it like crazy.

[Silver 99 Camaro]

Last night I floored it a few times. It felt fine, took off like a rocket. But a couple times I heard a slight popping sound, almost like a faint backfire. It seems that's more evidence in favor of changing wires.

[CamaroRob97]

ya it dont just all go at once, it will be a grad decreace in performance.

[99v6cam]

Yeah it's definatly the wires, I just had the same problem.

[Silver 99 Camaro]

Cool thanks, I'll change soon as I get the chance. Hopefully that'll take care of it.

[Deoxyribonucleicvitriol]

make sure that sgs button isn't on O_o <_<...

[Silver 99 Camaro]

I don't have a second gear start button. I have ACS (traction control), which only causes that when spinning the tires.

[Pastor Larry Roques]

what is that SGS really good for anyway?

[Jesticle]

trying to get moving in the snow...

basically it's useless [img]smile.gif[/img]