Troubles
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Troubles
Hey, I have an 88' Mercury Cougar with a 3.8 in it, i just went out to start it and it seems like the idle is real rough and slow. When i give it a little gas it seems like the engine is working real hard. It just started doing this. What the heck is wrong with this thing?
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RE: Troubles
thats hard to tell with the little info you gave....did you just get gas?..could be a ton of things.....cracked dist cap or even comdensation in it.. dirty fuel fiter,bad plug(s) ,air filter clogged tons of things
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RE: Troubles
ORIGINAL: Grandy_
Hey, I have an 88' Mercury Cougar with a 3.8 in it, i just went out to start it and it seems like the idle is real rough and slow. When i give it a little gas it seems like the engine is working real hard. It just started doing this. What the heck is wrong with this thing?
Hey, I have an 88' Mercury Cougar with a 3.8 in it, i just went out to start it and it seems like the idle is real rough and slow. When i give it a little gas it seems like the engine is working real hard. It just started doing this. What the heck is wrong with this thing?
Well like the guys on here already said.......check your spark plugs, add some gas treatment.....I would personally do all those things and also get your oil changed...My GT did that on me...I took a trip across country and went a few weeks after without changing my oil and it did the very same thing....But remember...First check the spark plugs...and if it's been a while i would change them...Next add some type of gas treatment to your fuel....One more question...Is there smoke? If so..what color?
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