SO, i was having rough idle problems ever since i bought this vehicle.
My mechanic says he believed after compression tests and vacuum tuning the carb that he suspected the distributor was to blame.
Went and spent 80 bucks on a new one (made in china)
turns out it fixed the problem for 8 months.
smooth idle, smooth operation.
a week and a half ago, the car acts real funny and after re-diagnosing it again, we came to the conclusion it was a faulty dizzy.
The guys at the parts shop were kind enough to swap one out for a refurbished motorcraft (made in the usa) dizzy.
Which fixed the problem, until yesterday.
My s10 daily driver truck is down waiting for a fuel pump to arrive, so the fastback is my daily driver until then.
I drove it 2 days this week, and it ran like a dream, then last night on the way back from practice at 10pm, it was a cool night, it starts to get flat-spotty after half way throttle, and begins to bog.
Eventually i cant get it to stay running, and it dies on the side of a quiet residential neighborhood
Unfortunately, my timing gun was dead so in pitch dark, im trying to figure out how to not call a tow.
Alas, i was unable to get her to start and stay running.
I dont want to keep throwing money at the wrong parts but dont know why it would just give up.
Fuel, Spark, Compression right?
Never seen 3 little pieces of the puzzle give me such a hard time.
I bought these older cars so i could try to fix auto issues myself...
Any thoughts?
Do you think the carb adjustment screws may have backed themselves out or....?
IDK.
Before i take it to a mustang shop and get hosed, i thought i would inquire here.
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My mechanic says he believed after compression tests and vacuum tuning the carb that he suspected the distributor was to blame.
Went and spent 80 bucks on a new one (made in china)
turns out it fixed the problem for 8 months.
smooth idle, smooth operation.
a week and a half ago, the car acts real funny and after re-diagnosing it again, we came to the conclusion it was a faulty dizzy.
The guys at the parts shop were kind enough to swap one out for a refurbished motorcraft (made in the usa) dizzy.
Which fixed the problem, until yesterday.
My s10 daily driver truck is down waiting for a fuel pump to arrive, so the fastback is my daily driver until then.
I drove it 2 days this week, and it ran like a dream, then last night on the way back from practice at 10pm, it was a cool night, it starts to get flat-spotty after half way throttle, and begins to bog.
Eventually i cant get it to stay running, and it dies on the side of a quiet residential neighborhood
Unfortunately, my timing gun was dead so in pitch dark, im trying to figure out how to not call a tow.
Alas, i was unable to get her to start and stay running.
I dont want to keep throwing money at the wrong parts but dont know why it would just give up.
Fuel, Spark, Compression right?
Never seen 3 little pieces of the puzzle give me such a hard time.
I bought these older cars so i could try to fix auto issues myself...
Any thoughts?
Do you think the carb adjustment screws may have backed themselves out or....?
IDK.
Before i take it to a mustang shop and get hosed, i thought i would inquire here.
Auto
289
2v
stock