[Pletchaj]

Ok, here is a lincoln problem


5.0 driving down the road suddenly buck once continues on like nothing. Come to a stop street every now and then stall wont start get out whack distributor starts up. sometime stall, crank crank crank starts right up ... any ideads?

 

[Jonzo77]

what year is it?
how many miles?

 

[Pletchaj]

90
200000

 

[Jonzo77]

well if it's a 90, it should cancel out vaporlock...
how long has it been doing this?

 

[80 maytag]

Sounds like the cap may be cracked or dirty. If it is the big(about 5" round)cap, I would replace the cap adapter while I was in there. It could also be the tfi module, they can be taken off and tested, but the test doesn't heat it up to simulate driving and alot of times they will test good when they're not hot and fail when the car warms up. Rich

 

[Jonzo77]

you can just pull some from a local boneyard (TFI), and try them.
like maytag said, the cap might be cracked, which could have moisture in it, even though they have a vent to get rid of any...

 

[Poppy]

IT might be a bunch of things.

Pull diagnostic trouble codes and see what you get.

http://www.fordforumsonline.com/for...ll-diagnostic-codes-obd-1-pre-1996-fords.html

 

[Pletchaj]

IT might be a bunch of things.

Pull diagnostic trouble codes and see what you get.

http://www.fordforumsonline.com/for...ll-diagnostic-codes-obd-1-pre-1996-fords.html

thought about that : No codes

 

[phantom]

I have had 2 with holes burnt through the rotor but it sounds more like a stator or module problem.

 

[Poppy]

Are you CERTAIN that whacking the dizzy makes a difference?

 

[Pletchaj]

i think so ... it seems to start with no problem after i whac the dizzy ... and it takes for ever if i dont ... so i pretty sure its the dizzy

 

[Poppy]

I am pretty sure that there is a grounding wire to the pickup coil inside the dizzy. Make sure that is clean and tight.

Otherwise see if you can locate how to check that pickup coil.

Oh.. yes... there is a way to use a test light at the tach side of the coil while cranking, it should blink.
(THose who know more than me on this issue, don't be afraid to correct me)

See if it blinks, and if not, then tap your dizzy as you have in the past, and see if it blinks.

 

[Jonzo77]

any chance the plug wires could be crap?

 

[Pletchaj]

So after a year of driving this thing bucking and stalling and what not. It was finnaly taken to ford .... the diagnosis ... Lose fuel filter ....

I didnt put it on by the way

 

[phantom]

huh ?