88 XLT Ranger
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- Jul 23, 2010
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- Points
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- Age
- 61
- Location
- Pollock Pines Ca
- Vehicle Year
- 1988
- Make / Model
- ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9L
- Transmission
- Automatic
JerryPut an old plug in the boot and and ground the body of the the plug to check the spark. It should spark evenly.
Something that may contribute to the problems but wouldn't be the cause may be the coolant level. If you don't have enough or have air trapped in the system it might make the ECT read erratically causing fueling issues.
I did some of what Ron said cleaned the PVC valve and put the Fram filter in line. It works great I feel the vaccum and feel the check valve opening and closing real quick as it running. Its still popping misfiring it don't want to clear up like it use to. I pulled number 3 plug it was black wet I put a fresh plug in still popping missing I put a plug in the boot grounded it its firing perfect. I pulled number 6 plug dark black I changed it still popping. I put a plug in the boot of number 6 its firing perfect. The engine started running smooth I get in it get on the road popping bogging
I got home pulled number 3 plug looks good pulled number 6 plug looks good. I checked the rest of the plugs they where perfect. I fired it up misfire tick off and on give it a quick throttle pop. The only thing I can think of is the computer mixing the cylinders up. I did pull number 4 wire from the cap I didn't notice a change in the engine I did notice the arch on the dist cap terminal was running down around it. I checked the plug looks real good the engine was misfiring on first start up motor ice cold. It cant be a ignition module issue this leads me to think main brain computer issue
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