1998 Oldsmobile Achieva eng surge

Tiny
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  • 1998 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA
  • 3.1L
  • V6
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 98,000 MILES
At warm idle car surges = lopes elect system shuts down each time it surges & comes back it is like If you disconnect batt & rehook it back up intake vacuum is 14 to 15 study at idle & raises going above idle rpms as high as 17 to 18 & settles back to 14 to 15 ckd cat temps about same temp in & out rt some times slightly hotter car runs ok on road mostly have renewed fuel tank & fuel pump filter, & all purge parts, computer, all sensors & solnoids complete tune up, run sea foam through intake oil looked black afterwards chged it car had over a gallon o water in tank & was run about a 100 mi before changing fuel tank & pump & filter & all other parts it was a lot o carbon & water burning in engine could this have overheated o partualy plugged cat. Thank you
Thursday, March 19th, 2015 AT 8:44 PM

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Tiny
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Any water in the cylinders is a blown head gasket or a crack in the head leaking.
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Friday, March 20th, 2015 AT 5:15 AM
Tiny
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The water im talking about was in the gas tank not the engine I told you what all I changed I want to know about what I ask you not some off the wall answer read my problem completely & give me an answer the water wasn't discovered until about a 100 mi & I got the surge I started changing parts I want to know if I have late valve timing which could be timing chain or sensor or a catalatic converter or a type of ignition problem I had the engine renewed & it run good until I discovered the water in gas tank please reply thanks
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Friday, March 20th, 2015 AT 2:12 PM
Tiny
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U have changed so may parts it's going to be hard for anyone to help u over the net. Normal engine vacuum is at 20 in. Once you cleaned the tank and filter and replaced the plugs. Should have fixed it unless u have valve damage. U will need to check the ignition timing and u need to do a compression test. Then u will have your answer about a bad or out of time valve.
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2015 AT 7:22 PM

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