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My car recently developed the following symptom:  

Under large load, the engine "cuts out".  When I'm accelerating,
or going up a steep hill, or any time that the accelerator is almost
fully depressed, after a few seconds the car will lurch as though the
ignition system was cut off for 1/4 second.  If I back off of the
accelerator, the problem stops; if I keep the pedal depressed, the engine
will come back, then cut out again, then come back on, etc.  

This only seems to happen at speed, and only after the engine is heavily
loaded for about 5 seconds (I can usually get through the first 2-3 gears
flat out without this happening.)

The car is 4 cylinder, turbocharged, throttle body fuel injection,
electronic ignition (I think), 30,000 miles and 1.5 yrs old, if this helps.

Does anyone have any ideas as to what could be going on here?  Any hints
would be greatly appreciated, as my car dealer is 30 miles away, expensive,
and the mechanics blew the turbocharger while "test driving" the car the
last time I brought it in for service!

Thanks in advance,

Dan Masi     (201) 758-7127

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