Hesitation on acceleration

1994 CHEVROLET LUMINA
240,000 MILES • 3.1L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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GLDOUTT
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The engine starts fine, and runs perfectly for the first two stops. On the third stop and sometime the fourth, there is a hesitation when trying to accelerate from the stop. After that, it runs perfectly. A couple of times, the engine shut off, but started up again.

Six months ago, in winter, the engine would shut off, and it took several minutes before I could get it started again, then it ran perfectly with no hesitation.

The shop found low fuel pressure, replaced what I think was the ignition module, and the computer. It worked fine for a while, then the hesitation has started again.

Coincidentally, the heater stops working when the engine has the hesitation problem.

My mechanic and I are having fits trying to figure this out.
Jun 4, 2019 at 12:09 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good afternoon,

If the fuel pressure was low, why did he replace the ignition module? The fuel pump is the reason for low fuel pressure.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-hesitates

What was or is the fuel pressure?

Roy
Jun 4, 2019 at 12:28 PM