Well, only after having her back for week, she has shit the bed yet again, and is sitting on the highway refusing to start. On yesterday, she started to act like she wasn't getting fuel nor power when I would try to accelerate. Didn' actually start dying until later on last night. Pinging and knocking really bad from the engine, and dying @ idle, if i didnt have my foot on the brake and gas. OTW to work this am, she got worse, spitting and sputtering and continued to die. So I pull over, pop the hood and its smoking and something smells like its burning. Luckily, I make it to work, where she dies going in reverse. Let's see if I can describe the noise......think of a movie or tv show if you will. The sound the engine makes as its dying or trying to die, like it cuts out? It's like i've read on here before where another driver was having a similar issue? I come out of work, jump in and try to go, she won't start. She will just sit there and turn and turn but no start. Tried it a few minutes later, fired right up, got a mile or so from work. and refused to accelerate @ all. She will coast fine, just dont expect much more. So she sits........ Over the past few months, you guys have been great in helping me with her in diagnosing possible issues. But this is the first time she's left me stranded, the other stuff i dealt with. Any ideas?
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1986 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park A.K.A "Christine"TRADED.......Gone to a better home hopefully.
2009 Ford Taurus SEL New DD -
check plugs and wires first to make sure nothing came loose (btdt). I'm hesitant to say head gasket yet. Doesn't sound like you drive far enough for it to get hot. check the hose to the MAP sensor (little black box with a vacuum hose and 3-wire plug just passenger side of the intake mounted on the upper most part of the firewall). If that hose has a crack in it or is disconnected... it WILL run like shit.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
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Fuel filter/bad fuel?
85 4 door 351 Civi Crown Victoria - Summer daily driver, sleeper in the making, and wildly inappropriate autocross machine
160KMs 600cfm holley, shorty headers, 2.5" catted exhaust, 255/295 tires, cop shocks, cop swaybars, underdrive pulley, 2.73L gears.
waiting for install: 3.27's, Poly bushings, boxed rear arms, 2500 stall converter, ported e7's, etc
06 Mazda 3 hatch 2.3L 5AT (winter beater that cost more than my summer car)Comment
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Sounds like bad/dying TFI module.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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after talking on the phone, it sounds to me like an ignition issue (faulty TFI, pick up or coil) but I am not ruling out a wiring or relay issue or a faulty fuel pump.
its gonna be Wednesday before I can get down to the car or get the car up to me.2003 Town Car Signature - 3.27 RAR, Dual exhaust and J-mod - SOLD 9/2011
89 Crown Victoria LX HPP -- SOLD 9/2010
88 Grand Marquis LS - The Original -- Totaled 5/2006
I rebuild AOD/AODE/4R70W/4R75E transmissions....Check out my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/North...48414635312478Comment
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Last I heard he got the car back to his place, but not before it was vandalized. somebody broke one of the front windows, rummaged through the car, stole the 6x9 speakers that were mounted in the back, popped the hood and ripped the battery out. Not a good time to have broken window, we are supposed to get lots of rain, starting monday, from tropical depression that hit the gulf coast.2003 Town Car Signature - 3.27 RAR, Dual exhaust and J-mod - SOLD 9/2011
89 Crown Victoria LX HPP -- SOLD 9/2010
88 Grand Marquis LS - The Original -- Totaled 5/2006
I rebuild AOD/AODE/4R70W/4R75E transmissions....Check out my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/North...48414635312478Comment
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Vandals FTL...Originally posted by 88grandmarq View Post'79 Continental Town Car
'90 Crown Victoria LTD
'94 Crown VictoriaComment
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Finally had a day off and some time to go check out 86merccp's wagon. replaced the battery that was stolen and installed a known working used TFI module. The car fired up and ran like a top.
I found out why the car kep stalling... the distributor is GAY !
Last edited by 88grandmarq; 09-07-2011, 09:26 PM.2003 Town Car Signature - 3.27 RAR, Dual exhaust and J-mod - SOLD 9/2011
89 Crown Victoria LX HPP -- SOLD 9/2010
88 Grand Marquis LS - The Original -- Totaled 5/2006
I rebuild AOD/AODE/4R70W/4R75E transmissions....Check out my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/North...48414635312478Comment
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:lol:
glad it's running again.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.Comment
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At least it wasn't a FAG distributor. I've seen those before.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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