My first engine problem

[thstone]

A vacuum leak might be worse on startup but should continue to affect the engine after warm up.

I hate to say this, but unless you want to start replacing several $200+ parts one at a time, the best thing to do is to wait and see if it gets worse and then you might be able to isolate the exact cause.

[wvboxst3r]

Well it has to wait for a short time. We had our 6year old pom fall of the bed. She had back surgery and now is three hours away having physical therapy. Plus we are headed on a trip to Hawaii then a week in San Francisco. So I am busy and cash flow short until July any way. Just don't want to damage it any more. I can drive the new Ram that we bought last week end but gas is expensive it that thing.