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'86 Ford 2.9 litre hwy stumble
> wrote:
>My 87 Ford Ranger has a continual issue with stumbling, bucking, power loss= > while driving at any speed, when its cold it doesn't seem to do it, althou= >gh at startup there seems to be a rough and erratic idle most of the time a= >nd trying to accelerate doesn't work when its cold. After it warms up duri= >ng driving trying to accelerate will oftentimes result in the bucking, powe= >r loss, acting like it isn't getting any fuel. I'm leaning towards a Throt= >tle Position Sensor (TPS), or the computer (EEC). =20 If the TPS is bad and it's dropped into a limp-home mode, there will be an OBD-I code. See what codes you get first. Then check with a timing light. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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