Well, I haven't been here in a while because I gave my '89RS to my son a few years ago. He called me from Statesville, NC last night. Seems the 'Ol Troop will idle, but not accelerate (but, it will rev). The idiot lights stay on all the time.

He knows I used to rely on this forum for wisdom and asked me to dust off the keyboard and send out a call.

My first thought was the fuel pump, but he says he hears it running OK. He's changed the brain, the starter, checked the fuses and several other things I can't remember. Even though it starts well, the idiot lights staying on all the time make me think it might be a problem with the battery.

He runs one of those Big A$$ "thumper" stereos that suck a lot of juice, so I told him to disconnect that, swap in a good battery and call me back tonight. I'm 400 miles away, so is there anything else that I should tell him to check?

Thanks in advance...

Steve
(formerly known as '89 RS

1989 Trooper w/ 2.3 (yeah, I know it didn't come that way, but I swapped in a motor from a '95) I bought her new and put over 320,000 miles on her, but I still miss my Trooper.