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I figured out what was causing my stalling issue!
I was cranking the engine over and it started and was running good then stalled after about 15 seconds. I noticed that when it stalled it lost ALL electrical power including the radio again. It started right back up and was running for a few seconds when I noticed that if I adjusted the tilt steering column it would stall. I took the column cover off and found that my ignition switch was coming apart and intermittently losing contact causing the engine to stall and lose all battery power. It was an easy fix and I didn't even go buy a new switch. The switch is held together by four pot aluminum tabs that had loosened up over twenty years allowing the switch to come apart. Dumbass design if you ask me! I know Ford had a major ignition switch recall but it did not cover my '87.
It also seems to have helped but not fixed the surging/sputtering/bucking issue. Going to start testing fuel system to hopefully fix that issue.
http://www.ehow.com/about_5932035_symptoms-bad-ignition-switch-ford.html
I hope this helps
I was cranking the engine over and it started and was running good then stalled after about 15 seconds. I noticed that when it stalled it lost ALL electrical power including the radio again. It started right back up and was running for a few seconds when I noticed that if I adjusted the tilt steering column it would stall. I took the column cover off and found that my ignition switch was coming apart and intermittently losing contact causing the engine to stall and lose all battery power. It was an easy fix and I didn't even go buy a new switch. The switch is held together by four pot aluminum tabs that had loosened up over twenty years allowing the switch to come apart. Dumbass design if you ask me! I know Ford had a major ignition switch recall but it did not cover my '87.
It also seems to have helped but not fixed the surging/sputtering/bucking issue. Going to start testing fuel system to hopefully fix that issue.
http://www.ehow.com/about_5932035_symptoms-bad-ignition-switch-ford.html
I hope this helps
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