COLD DRIVEABILITY COMPLAINTS NEW TIMING ADVANCE KIT & PROM. Geo Spectrum 1986

For 1990-2009 cars

# COLD DRIVEABILITY COMPLAINTS NEW TIMING ADVANCE KIT & PROM

ENGINE DRIVEABILITY - COLD HESITATION AND SAG

#### VEHICLES AFFECTED: 1986 "R" SERIES EQUIPPED WITH 1.5L CODE 7 ------------------ ENGINE

Some subject vehicles may experience engine driveability complaints of "stalls when starting" or hesitation and sag when driving with the engine at cold operating temperatures.

For vehicles exhibiting these conditions a new PROM and a cold timing advance kit have been developed and are available from GMSPO by ordering the following Part Numbers:

All vehicles: Kit - Cold Timing Advance P/N 94479402

Comprises: Vacuum Switching Valve (VSV) P/N 94440223

Hose P/N 94006697

Clip P/N 94025647

Label P/N 94473176

Harness P/N 94458535

Valve P/N 94249018

Hose P/N 94440224

Auto. Trans vehicles: Calibrator (PROM) P/N 16069045

Man. Trans. vehicles: Calibrator (PROM) P/N 16069048

#### Service Procedure:

1. Install the calibrator appropriate to the transmission installed in the vehicle using normal service procedures. Reference Figure 1 or Figure 2 as appropriate - without A/C /with A/C.

2. Attach cold timing advance kit VSV bracket (P/N 94440223) to left hand strut tower at existing threaded hole using bolt supplied.

3. Disconnect vacuum hose - inlet manifold to distributor vacuum advance servo - discard hose.

4. Connect vacuum hose, part of P/N 94440224, shown shaded in Figure 1 and 2 to inlet manifold connection, VSV and delay valve (P/N 94249018) as shown on vacuum hose routing label, P/N 94473176.

5. Connect vacuum hose, part of P/N 94440224, shown white in Figure 1 and 2 to distributor vacuum advance servo and VSV as shown on vacuum hose routing label.

6. Disconnect EFE heater harness connector located at rear right hand side of engine adjacent to alternator - See Figure 3.

7. Connect electrical harness VSV, P/N 94458535, to EFE harness connector (part of cold timing advance kit) to EFE heater harness connector as shown in Figure 1 and 2. Route and secure harness to existing clips at dash-upper panel.

Labor Time: .6 Hours

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