RedRanger69
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- May 5, 2008
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- Location
- Wenatchee WA
- Vehicle Year
- 1991
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.3
- Transmission
- Manual
Broke down while traveling, this is my tow vehicle behind my MOHO so I am not totally stranded, but do have limited tools and test equipment.
Day 1: drove out to the woods to hunt everything was fine, got out of the woods and started hard and shaking, died a few times while trying to get moving. thought a critter might have go to something so I looked all around as best I could in the dark with a fading head lamp nothing seemed out of place. Restated and revved the motor to about 3000rpm for a few seconds and then headed back home, one I got up to about 35mph it seemed to smooth out. Thinking it was a fuel issue and not remembering the last time I changed the fuel filter I figured that was it.
Day 2: Stated fine, drove to Napa bought filter drove home all normal, Changed filter and no issues.
Day 3: Drove about 15 miles to HD and back no issues ran great.
Day 4: (today) went to Grocery store less than a mile no issue, came out to leave, shaking a sputtering again. Tried same trick as day one, didn't smooth out and started knocking even worse, Thinking maybe I got bad gas because I had filled up at a local station the same day all this started. I drove to the closest station put in about 7 gallons of 93 and STP fuel injector cleaner. NO HELP.
Got a ride to the AutoZone for new plugs and wires and got one side changed (the easy side) before dark, Stated it again, no change but did notice the knock is gone.
Any Idea are much appreciated I am looking through the forum for similar issues but wanted to post asap, was suppose to get on the road in the morning.
TIA
Eric
Day 1: drove out to the woods to hunt everything was fine, got out of the woods and started hard and shaking, died a few times while trying to get moving. thought a critter might have go to something so I looked all around as best I could in the dark with a fading head lamp nothing seemed out of place. Restated and revved the motor to about 3000rpm for a few seconds and then headed back home, one I got up to about 35mph it seemed to smooth out. Thinking it was a fuel issue and not remembering the last time I changed the fuel filter I figured that was it.
Day 2: Stated fine, drove to Napa bought filter drove home all normal, Changed filter and no issues.
Day 3: Drove about 15 miles to HD and back no issues ran great.
Day 4: (today) went to Grocery store less than a mile no issue, came out to leave, shaking a sputtering again. Tried same trick as day one, didn't smooth out and started knocking even worse, Thinking maybe I got bad gas because I had filled up at a local station the same day all this started. I drove to the closest station put in about 7 gallons of 93 and STP fuel injector cleaner. NO HELP.
Got a ride to the AutoZone for new plugs and wires and got one side changed (the easy side) before dark, Stated it again, no change but did notice the knock is gone.
Any Idea are much appreciated I am looking through the forum for similar issues but wanted to post asap, was suppose to get on the road in the morning.
TIA
Eric