Stuttering Sh*tbox Sally, The Tale of the II
12-02-2007, 08:42 PM
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RE: Stuttering Sh*tbox Sally, The Tale of the II
That might be the problem child right there!
Its at least a problem ...hopefully it clears up when you replace wires/plugs or both. (or whatever else it will takes to get it to stop arcing.
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Its at least a problem ...hopefully it clears up when you replace wires/plugs or both. (or whatever else it will takes to get it to stop arcing.
happy Hunting
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12-02-2007, 08:42 PM
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RE: Stuttering Sh*tbox Sally, The Tale of the II
I'm going to have to say either some loose/cracked/bad connection plug wires. I had the same problem on my 99 f150. It would mainly studder during acceleration or load but sometimes hiccup or studder during constant speeds but not as often.
Fixed the problem with new plug wires.
Fixed the problem with new plug wires.
12-02-2007, 09:45 PM
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RE: Stuttering Sh*tbox Sally, The Tale of the II
well, i JUST made the MSD 8.5 custom fit wires and i was extremely carefull to make sure I did each wire perfectly.
I am going to test them with an ohm meter tomorrow if i can find my damn multimeter, i suspect the problem is in the plugs.
strangely enough i had a second plug that looked black and sooty when i took them all out to see wtf - its the same cylinder that had a sooty plug before and i replaced that one plug. so now i need to look into that cylinder a little more closely. i DID check the plug after installing the new one and running for about 15 minutes and at that time it was 100% spotless - i dunno - its making me nuts.
anywaysssssssss i drove up to autozone to grab 2 plugs, pull in the parking lot @ 8:03. can you guess what time they closed?
[:@]
I am going to test them with an ohm meter tomorrow if i can find my damn multimeter, i suspect the problem is in the plugs.
strangely enough i had a second plug that looked black and sooty when i took them all out to see wtf - its the same cylinder that had a sooty plug before and i replaced that one plug. so now i need to look into that cylinder a little more closely. i DID check the plug after installing the new one and running for about 15 minutes and at that time it was 100% spotless - i dunno - its making me nuts.
anywaysssssssss i drove up to autozone to grab 2 plugs, pull in the parking lot @ 8:03. can you guess what time they closed?
[:@]
12-03-2007, 05:07 PM
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RE: Stuttering Sh*tbox Sally, The Tale of the II
OK!!!!
spark plugs replaced, i'd swear it idles the same in park.... anyways i jetted the carb to 66 in the front and took a ride over to a shop so i could have ma buddy look 'er over. after some fiddling he stuck paperclips in the airbleeds and the thing ran 110% better. we actually had it idling doen to 450 rpm in gear and it didnt die - i couldnt believe it!
SO, i called holley and essplained the situation and they swear that a) it should be "pig rich" and b) everything should be fine with the carb itself. well obviously it isnt and they said if i send it back they'll put it on the bench and check the flow on everything. the catch? the catch is i bought the carb *slightly* used (i mean, brand spankin new looking) but because im not the original owner there is no warranty and they will not assist me in the least.
this is when i bang my head against the wall [:@]
im thinking its time for the ol' "buy a new carb and return this one" trick [8D]
oh yeah, and the holley guy told me "sounds like you need a performance carburator" to which i replied "if my generic 4160 worked great, should your higher end street avenger be a better carb?"...... he really didnt have an answer other than to say these carbs are meant for street performance on a stock / mild motor.
spark plugs replaced, i'd swear it idles the same in park.... anyways i jetted the carb to 66 in the front and took a ride over to a shop so i could have ma buddy look 'er over. after some fiddling he stuck paperclips in the airbleeds and the thing ran 110% better. we actually had it idling doen to 450 rpm in gear and it didnt die - i couldnt believe it!
SO, i called holley and essplained the situation and they swear that a) it should be "pig rich" and b) everything should be fine with the carb itself. well obviously it isnt and they said if i send it back they'll put it on the bench and check the flow on everything. the catch? the catch is i bought the carb *slightly* used (i mean, brand spankin new looking) but because im not the original owner there is no warranty and they will not assist me in the least.
this is when i bang my head against the wall [:@]
im thinking its time for the ol' "buy a new carb and return this one" trick [8D]
oh yeah, and the holley guy told me "sounds like you need a performance carburator" to which i replied "if my generic 4160 worked great, should your higher end street avenger be a better carb?"...... he really didnt have an answer other than to say these carbs are meant for street performance on a stock / mild motor.
12-03-2007, 05:13 PM
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RE: Stuttering Sh*tbox Sally, The Tale of the II
ORIGINAL: my77stang
ok, im sure there have been 18 million "stuttering" threads before but its my time to shine
so, as i accellerate, or even cruise @ a steady rpm the car acts like its running out of gas or something - then its like a magical switch is flipped and PRESTO it sounds smooth as glass - then 3 seconds later its duh-duh-duh-goddamn car-duh-duh-duh all over again.
obviously the first thing i point to is carb trouble, so lets rule out ignition. can a faulty ignition box, coil, distributor pickup, wire, plug?
help me now or i'll going to murder this vehicle [:@][:@][:@][:@]
ok, im sure there have been 18 million "stuttering" threads before but its my time to shine
so, as i accellerate, or even cruise @ a steady rpm the car acts like its running out of gas or something - then its like a magical switch is flipped and PRESTO it sounds smooth as glass - then 3 seconds later its duh-duh-duh-goddamn car-duh-duh-duh all over again.
obviously the first thing i point to is carb trouble, so lets rule out ignition. can a faulty ignition box, coil, distributor pickup, wire, plug?
help me now or i'll going to murder this vehicle [:@][:@][:@][:@]
Oh. Wait. You already did. [>:]
Buy a Fox body!
Glad to see your problem is fixed. Sounds like what my LeSabre was doing to me while the fuel pump was dying. I couldn't get the car past 30 [
]and than I couldn't get it to start at all. It sure ran real good of starting fluid!!!
12-03-2007, 08:10 PM
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RE: Stuttering Sh*tbox Sally, The Tale of the II
pwnd[&o]
there is, but my problems are engine related, not model year specific to a II. i'd much rather pull from the greater wealth of information all you fine people have to offer.
well, everyone cpet for you 69mach1377
there is, but my problems are engine related, not model year specific to a II. i'd much rather pull from the greater wealth of information all you fine people have to offer.
well, everyone cpet for you 69mach1377
12-03-2007, 09:43 PM
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RE: Stuttering Sh*tbox Sally, The Tale of the II
just got an email from the guy i bought my carb from - my carb was used for this article
http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2...Dyno/index.php
http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2...Dyno/index.php