1988 Mustang gt 5. 0 backfiring surging at idle What is your timing set at? 1 Ignition timing 2 Distributor Cap rotor 3 Spark plugs and wires 4 Fuel Air filter 5 Vacuum hoses Once all that stuff is checked and you replace the things that need replacing, get a bottle of Lucas Fuel System Cleaner and toss it in your gas tank to clean out your injectors
88 5. 0 loses power under load - Ford Mustang Forums It has a new fuel pump and fuel filter both of which I didn't replace myself I've adjusted the TPS, cleaned out IACV, EGR, swapped in working injectors, new air filter and vacuum lines, new spark plugs (motorcraft copper), fairly new plug wires (8mm)
88 mustang 5. 0 low rpm misfiring problem - Modded Mustang Forums Two days ago my car started having issues in the low rpm range chugging and popping until about the 2500rpm range and then once it got above 2500 it regained power and drove fine Now it seems to be getting worse throughout the whole rpm range I have noticed that this problem seems to be fairly common
what can cause low fuel pressure 88 5. 0 - Mustang Forums at StangNet power relay To be sure look for good 12 volts on the red wire on any fuel injector: good 12 volts mean the ECC relay is working No 12 volts and the ECC wiring is at fault Look for 12 volts on the red green wire on the ignition coil: no 12 volts and the ignition switch is faulty, or the fuse link in the ignition power wire has blown No 12 volts
1988 ford mustang: 5. 0 v8. it will not idle. . popping. . fuel injection… 1988 ford mustang: 5 0 v8 it will not idle popping fuel injection… Make sure base timing is set correctly (SPOUT connector must be removed to set timing) It should be set at 10 degrees BTDC, although it is fine to have it a little higher (10-13 BTDC)
bucking surging and low rpm, yes i searched - Ford Mustang Forums I made sure that the number 1 and 2 injector wires were not crossed and double checked the firing order again I would think that if i had a fuel problem that it would start breaking up on a wot run but it doesn't, it seems fine
1988 GT Idle Surges - Ford Mustang Forum Since your car is an 88 model you replaced the iac valve with (I assume) a remanufactured unit from the parts store,theres another highly likely cause for your surging, etc issues The cause could be an incompatibility issue between your injector harness the reman iac valve
1988 mustang GT stalling - Hot Rod Forum When I put the car into reverse when it's idling normally, the RPM drops way down and the car normally stalls If it doesnt stall, it's on the verge of stalling (idling at very low RPM while pulsing) Does anyone know what the problem could be? Thanks for the help
1988 Ford Mustang: Q A on No Power at WOT | JustAnswer 1988 Mustang 5 0 no power under WOT won't rev past 3000 rpm Engine runs smooth at idle, and runs fine below 2500 rpm Also checked ignition timing with spout removed, timing is at 10 BTDC