Ignition probs?

VirtualMustang · 02-19-2003, 05:02 PM

Ok. I need some help with my car.

She has 170,000 miles on her and within the last week been getting harder and harder to get started. She'll crank for a few minutes before she catches and that's if she starts. I cleaned the rotor and cap and all the wire connections dealing with the coil. The plugs are good. The fuel pump and filter is less than a year old.

She seems to only do this when she's cold. But I got her fired this morning on the first try, but when i let her cool down for a few hours she cranked up but then died while idling.

I'm burned out for ideas. If anybody could help it would be great.

thanks,

Matt

02-21-2003, 05:35 PM

Is your check engine light on? If so, you need to scan for codes. That will give you some place to start. And even though your fuel filter is less than a year old...you might want to still replace it. All it takes is one tank of some dirty gas to clog it back up. It's happened to my car on a couple of occasions. It wouldn't even run under 2000 rpms without stalling.

bircky311 · 02-22-2003, 05:20 AM

170,000 miles. ouch. it's gettin' old there padre. Try a compression check. check your injectors too... don't know about the ford ones(never had one do ir) but had a chevy(never again) that had a pair of injectors short out. ran like a bad fuel pump/clogged filter. they should read 12 ohms DC. Good luck

02-19-2003, 05:02 PM	#1
VirtualMustang Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Maitland Florida Posts: 1	Ignition probs? Ok. I need some help with my car. She has 170,000 miles on her and within the last week been getting harder and harder to get started. She'll crank for a few minutes before she catches and that's if she starts. I cleaned the rotor and cap and all the wire connections dealing with the coil. The plugs are good. The fuel pump and filter is less than a year old. She seems to only do this when she's cold. But I got her fired this morning on the first try, but when i let her cool down for a few hours she cranked up but then died while idling. I'm burned out for ideas. If anybody could help it would be great. thanks, Matt

02-21-2003, 05:35 PM	#2
Simi Stang Guest Posts: n/a	codes? Is your check engine light on? If so, you need to scan for codes. That will give you some place to start. And even though your fuel filter is less than a year old...you might want to still replace it. All it takes is one tank of some dirty gas to clog it back up. It's happened to my car on a couple of occasions. It wouldn't even run under 2000 rpms without stalling.

02-22-2003, 05:20 AM	#3
bircky311 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Butler, PA Posts: 19	170,000 miles. ouch. it's gettin' old there padre. Try a compression check. check your injectors too... don't know about the ford ones(never had one do ir) but had a chevy(never again) that had a pair of injectors short out. ran like a bad fuel pump/clogged filter. they should read 12 ohms DC. Good luck __________________ '89 Grand Marquis. Soon to have HO conversion and 3.27s on a trac lok diff "Hot rodding a Grand Marquis is a little like making bourbon out of Geritol." said by John Phillips about the Mercury Marauder. Car and Driver, July 2002.

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