Bronco II feels like on power - Fuel Filter?


Mr.Hotrod

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Hi i have an 88 Ford B II and it feels like it doesn't have all the power it should get. On the freeway i can't go past 75, if i downshift into 4th i can probably hit 80 but it wont do anything after that. I noticed that when i sometimes floored it, i felt the car shifting as if i just let off the gas really quick. Could it be a fuel filter? The car has been sitting for a few years before i picked it up. Also on a side note, sometimes when i pull up to a stop sign my engines hunts, not extremely, but i'd say like a 200 rpm hunt difference. When i climb hills it's just terrible, i have to drop at least 2 gears just to make it up there.

EDIT: I have the 2.9 V6.
 
Most of time if the engine does that its either the vacuum hoses are leaking or you idle air control valve is getting bad.
 
Can i install a vacuum gauge to see if there's a leak? How can i install that?
 
On the rear of you intake manifold drivers side is a vacuum connector which has your fuel regulator and brake booster hoses. there are to capped ends on the connector. Use one of those. I changed all of my vacuum lines last weekend. Major change in run condition. It cost pennies to change the hoses. Easy job to do also. You will need 4, 6, 8 and 10 cm dia hoses. I bought a kit from siliconeintakes.com. cost me $61.00 for the blue hose kit.
 
Well i changed fuel filter, and it still has the same problem when i floor it. Idles fine and such, its just when i floor it when i rev the piss out of it, i can just feel the power cut back off and on, off and on. Do you think its a vacuum leak or idle air control valve like you mentioned? Dad also mentioned it might need a tune up like spark plugs, wires etc, but wouldnt that cause the engine to shake and not fire on all 6?

EDIT: I hear a humming noise coming from the engine bay sitting inside the car, people say its from an Idle Air Control Valve i usually hear it only when it idles, the hum is barely noticeable, you gotta have good ears.
 
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