What happened?
Well, i started off just before noon. Noticed a small stumble in the RPMs in the first 10 miles of driving. Which concerned me as the car has been extremely reliable and trouble free other than having to replace a clutch. The stumble went away and I thought it might have been my imagination. I'm about 80 miles into the trip when the stumble comes back and I now know it's not my imagination. I drive for a few more miles and it doesn't go away and I'm looking for an exit. I get off exit and the car stalls at the light. It turns over and starts, but then the motor immediately dies. I roll the car onto the should and wait for 10 minutes contemplating my next move. I try starting it again and it does and holds revs. But it sounds terrible. Nothing grinding but more like timing or a spark plug missing kinda noise (I'm not a mechanic by trade so forgive me on my descriptions). I get to a gas station, use the bathroom and wait about 20 minutes. Start the car again, and it starts right up and is purring. I decide to head back home at this point. I get about 20 miles closer to home and the issue crops up again and this time accompanied by a backfire or two. I pull off 77 and decide it's too dangerous to lose power on the main highway and call a tow. Any ideas on what I should look at? Plugs are good and wires are good.
Sorry that this happened as I was looking forward to seeing everyone and the drive. Love it up there in the mountains. Be safe and have fun!!!
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