Just in case people seeing the last two (or any) of my posts have had some concerns about my ineptitude....I assure you, it's there. I seem to nurture it daily. Or so I'm told. (though I don't always listen to THOSE voices)

Here are some strange things that (suposedly) matter I've heard along the way... (i dunno if these apply to Isuzu, they never have to mine). But when the logical is exhausted then only the peculiar remains. It is then that a voice inside of my head says 'now I've seen it all!'
These (useless?) issues I'll suggest 'cause everything else seems to have been done, or suggested on this particular dilema so far by persons more qualified than me, yet problems persist. Problems often persist because of the stupidest things not even an expert would expect. But I'm not an expert AND I've been known to do stupid things so perhaps I expect different things than most...

FINAL WARNING: I'M NOT AN EXPERT MECHANIC


-sometimes problems seem to be operating temperature related, but are merely coincidental. some problems are vacuum or electrical (as they build up too). Have you done emissions/electrical and hose/components testing when your vehicle is both warm and cold?

- different elevation, humidity, and outside temperature changes (if your destination from a cold start takes you through these changes) can play strange games. Do elements play a role? I don't drive where you drive (lucky you!) but if my ears pop over a hill AND my vehicle acts wierd at the same time (after I've exhausted every option), I'll take notice. (Or I'll look for the mothership! But my stereo has to act weird at the same time too.)

-some vehicles don't run correctly if the fuel cap (or fuel intake to tank) is not tightly sealed. (This is how my friend's chevy told him he had forgotten his gas cap at the gas station.)

-some vehicles, if all exhaust components are not in the right order, direction, or are even customized (thus changing outward flow) don't run correctly. (or like some Volvos, don't even start!)

-are your tunes the problem? One buddy of mine had so much audio power in a late '60's Chev truck that he would literally shake the components under the hood apart, and no matter how much lock-tight he used...tightening bolts was a monthly ritual! (Thankfully he only had so many hoses and contraptions under the hood. For his sake it wasn't near the spaghetti-fest modern vehicles have!)


So there you go ... I've laid out some obvious and some oblivious...
I'll shut-up now and wait to hear what the cure was.

Cause I expect some weirdness when I finally get my trooper back on the road!