grabbem88

i've owned my fair share of fords from a 63 falcon to a 01gt. they all flickered/dimmed at one point...you never notice these things when they are not as obvious...idle issues?...have you checked vac at all?

Twisted

Thanks Grab. I used to check vacuum every other day, the old fashioned way...with flammable liquid. I haven't hit it with a gauge though. What equipment will I need to do that (as I doubt my motorcycle mercury sticks will work).

You know the funny thing about the flickering is, I just drove the car a lot tonight, and it didn't do it once...at idle or cruise. Weird.

Twisted

Oh yeah, another thing I just remembered that may set off a whistle in someone's head is this: When I used to use my cruise control, the car would surge like a champ. I figured I had a vacuum leak somewhere in my cruise control lines, so I disconnected the C/C system, and capped off that fitting on the vacuum tree. That, like everything else, had no effect on the rough idle. I've also noticed that sometimes when I was running the A/C, the car would surge...although it was barely perceptible. Could these things be related to my rough idle?

grabbem88

have your vehical speed sensor shecked out..

Twisted

Thanks for the tip, Grab. I'll read up on that.