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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Alabama
Posts: 32
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![]() Drove my maverick today and it ran strong until about 4500 and on. Had a nasty miss to it. When i got back i raised the hood and seen water all over the engine and everywhere. Also had this choking smell to it. What caused this? Do you think that the miss was related to water on the distributer?
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Saint Louis, MO
Posts: 634
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![]() Distributor, plug wires OR coil. You probably have a leaking hose or radiator cap. That smell is probably hot water/antifreeze.
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Boston
Posts: 592
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![]() Burning coolant smells something fierce!!
I second tmoss! Misses are practically always ignition problems. I have an msd-al6 and a jacob's coil and I EAT caps/rotors like 3 a year. When they are really burnt out, I start to get...drumroll....high rpm misses! The coolant leak should be your first priority though. You dont want to have a blown gasket and have coolant getting in the oil or even the cylinders! Nothing good can come of that.
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91 GT Carb conversion, holley 600 double pumper, edelbrock performer intake, FMS "C" drop springs, march 1000 underdrive pullies, crane 1.7 roller rockers, GT-40P headers, bassani x pipe, american thunder catback, FMS 4.56's, msd aL6, trunkmount battery, A/C eliminator kit, 3000 stall tci streetfighter, AOD with transgo kit, A+ servo, 300M hardened lockup shaft, kevlar bands and 28,000 gvw trans cooler, 3 core radiator, 300 lbs stripped with a full interior |
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