1990 Other Oldsmobile Models Help needed with my olds please

1990 OLDSMOBILE
20,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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GMDEMO06
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I have a 1990 old calais with a 2.5 4 banger in it, it's my winter bomb for the last 2 winters. I went friday and had the emissions test done to re new the plates. The guy doing the test said the car passed better then most newer cars. Anyways I left there and drove 3-4 miles and then it started missing and acting strange. I thought maybe there was some water in the fuel freezing it up so I poured in a container of gas line antifreeze and added 10 bucks worth of high grade gas. I babied it home. when it's in parked you can mash the gas to the floor with no problems but when you put it in gear and put a load on it it starts missing and back firing thru the top of the engine. I thought maybe a plug or wire went for a crap so I put new plugs and wires on the car and the same thing. What could be wrong??
Dec 15, 2007 at 11:37 AM
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MERLIN2021
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Pressure test the fuel pump. Sounds like either gas starvation, or timing belt, except it runs OK without a load....
Dec 15, 2007 at 11:44 AM
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Its not the timing belt. Can you tell me how to test for FP. I can get a tester if you could help me that would be good.
Dec 15, 2007 at 3:49 PM
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https://www.2carpros.com/forum/1998-chevy-blazer-fuel-pump-vt77850.html?highlight=
Not sure about your wire colors...
Dec 16, 2007 at 6:33 AM