I have a 1985 Plymouth Turismo 2.2 HO. Carb high compression 2.2 car.
When I start the car cold, it will rev to redline without problem for the first 5 secondsish. After this point, I start getting an electrical splatter over the speakers in the car (when radio is on) and notice a missing (medium loss of power) in the engine at high RPM. After another 5 or 10 seconds and on, this issue creeps all the way down to about 2,000 RPM.
I have:
Changed ALL ignition components including coil, distributer, plugs, wires, pickup and the computer itself.
Cleaned all connectors involved and coated with proper grease.
New data I just got today:
When I turn on the headlights, the splatter moves up to around 4K RPM. If I go high beams and full fan blower, it goes away completely.
Could a failing alternator (rectifier maybe?) cause this?
Could it be a bad ground somewhere?
I've been fighting this issue for a while now. It didn't used to be this bad, so time has made it worse.
Thanks for any help offered.
EDIT: Oh yeah, the tach gets pretty jumpy during the splatter too.
Here is the link to my quick youtube video of it
http://youtu.be/7Y4bVMa7yJM