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(Message started by: J_A_SHORE on Mar 25^th, 2006, 5:59pm)

Title: Dont miss the basics.
Post by J_A_SHORE on Mar 25^th, 2006, 5:59pm

Hi all I have just found out what one of the problem on my 12valve v6 ultima. Whas.

I have had the car one month it has always pulled back at moter way speeds, when lifting my foot of the gas.
Althouge runing well on pressing down again.

I have had the car serviced by a local friends, garage, one of his lads did it.They did say fords where not what they specilised in. The car still did not perform corectly I have cleaned out all the vac pipes , cleaned various electrical conections, changed the biro metric presure switc., Still not right . Today I decided to check all the spark plug leads
The last one on plug 6, had no continuty . changed it, and low and behold the car is now drivng normly.

I am amasied, it was not spoted, the car did drive fine at low speeds and on acselration, even though on 5 pots.

any thoughts on weater I will get better mpg, and wheter long term the pot 6 will have been dameged.

Title: Re: Dont miss the basics.
Post by Mickey_2.9 on Mar 25^th, 2006, 10:26pm

Well done for getting it sorted mate.
I bought my 2.9 12v Scorp with a suspected blown head gasket, this had been diagnosed by a FMD. The overheating problem was due to the thermostat being stuck. £7.50 and less than an hours work and she was runing as sweat as a nut! As you say Dont miss the basics.
I would be interested in MPG from others also, mine is getting about 20mpg on short trips to and from work and about town. Mike.

Title: Re: Dont miss the basics.
Post by Snoopy on Mar 26^th, 2006, 7:24am

Sounds about right I am getting 21/22 around town, but get low 30's on a very good run up the motorway with cruise on full to empty on a good run 430/450miles .
This doesn't happen very often though.