sputtering

[lisanickfabina]

my 96 ford ranger will start sputtering when i have to give it more gas to pass some one or drive up a steep hill and it mostly does it in 3rd, 4th, and 5th gear but it only does it once and a while?

 

[RatDog8o8]

What speed does this occur at, mainly?

 

[lisanickfabina]

usually about 35 and up

 

[RatDog8o8]

Does the sputtering go away if you downshift to a lower gear when passing or going uphill?

 

[lisanickfabina]

only if im driving on a flat surface is when it stops sputtering, if im going up a hill then it gets a little worse

 

[lisanickfabina]

i put a little bit of Sea Foam in the vacuum lines and it hasn't been sputtering for the past couple weeks so i just hope that fixed it for good

 

[daniel3507]

You might look into your MAF. I had some sputtering and pinging issues and a new OEM MAF fixed it. If you decide that route use ONLY a Ford part.

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