Misfiring Escort
Misfiring Escort Please Help
I 'm having a bit of trouble with a used 200 Ford Escort I bought for my lil bro so he can go to school. Here's a bit of history of the problem.
1) The first indications were that I was losing power during acceleration and experiencing surges. Otherwise, everything was running smoothly.
2) The next progression was , when I started the engine cold it idled a bit rougher than normal but not too bad. It began to cutout and I had a cylinder misfire. The check engine light came on, so I took it to the local Autozone for a diagnostic. They said it was the distributor/coil pack and misfire on cylinders 1 & 4, so I changed the spark plugs (black as can be), coil pack and wires, and said it was all good.
3) It seemed to be running okay when I finished, but today my bro had another cylinder misfire. If I drove a bit so the engine was warm, stopped to get gas or run a short errand, then restarted the car, the engine idled very rough and began to cut out.
4) The car now idles extremely rough when started, even when cold, but when gas is applied seems to smooth out a little bit. I pulled the plug wire from the coil 1-4 and 1&4 had no spark. All of this happen within 2 days.
Anybody have any suggestions, cause I haven't a clue.
Thanks in advance
I 'm having a bit of trouble with a used 200 Ford Escort I bought for my lil bro so he can go to school. Here's a bit of history of the problem.
1) The first indications were that I was losing power during acceleration and experiencing surges. Otherwise, everything was running smoothly.
2) The next progression was , when I started the engine cold it idled a bit rougher than normal but not too bad. It began to cutout and I had a cylinder misfire. The check engine light came on, so I took it to the local Autozone for a diagnostic. They said it was the distributor/coil pack and misfire on cylinders 1 & 4, so I changed the spark plugs (black as can be), coil pack and wires, and said it was all good.
3) It seemed to be running okay when I finished, but today my bro had another cylinder misfire. If I drove a bit so the engine was warm, stopped to get gas or run a short errand, then restarted the car, the engine idled very rough and began to cut out.
4) The car now idles extremely rough when started, even when cold, but when gas is applied seems to smooth out a little bit. I pulled the plug wire from the coil 1-4 and 1&4 had no spark. All of this happen within 2 days.
Anybody have any suggestions, cause I haven't a clue.
Thanks in advance
