Loss of power

[diver9000]

The silvertop in my AE92 idles well but when driving: it skips and spits. Feels almost like a cracked distro cap. I checked and it doesnt appear to be damaged. If its out of gear I can hammer the gas pedal and its fine. But as soon as I put it in gear and let it out it coughs and spits.

[freakinbox]

sounds like it's choking itself?

[diver9000]

I agree but it only does it under a load. I can start to speed up but then I lose power and the rpm's jump all around trying to maintain a steady flow. It feels like its being shut off and then restarted then shut off etc...... Makes me wonder if it has a bad distro cap or timing might be off.

[punter]

Have you check the leads, especcially the coil to distributor one, the factory ones are prone to failure.

Is the ECU giving any codes??

[REN69]

I would take a wild guess by saying check the wiring harness to make sure all the wires are connected properly.

[diver9000]

Bad ECU!!!!!!!! Fixed