One thing after another October 18, 2008, 03:14:57 PM just fixed a broken motor mount and now the cougar is running like . I need suggestions.it goes down the road fine, has power, but when you stop, or go to shift from drive to reverse, it will die. it also is idleing rough and dying. I replaced the fuel pump about a year and a half ago, a freind checked the pressure on that for me and he said it was good. when I park it, I can smell fuel like it has been running rich. any ideas?Also, Auto Zone won't pull codes here for anything older than a 96. what is the trick for pulling them yourself? I seem to remember using a paper clip and counting the blinks of the service light. Quote Selected
One thing after another Reply #1 – October 18, 2008, 07:20:00 PM engine type?update your profile to include engine info or perhaps your sig.to pull codes,,check my diy link below, easy to do. Quote Selected
One thing after another Reply #2 – October 20, 2008, 09:35:39 AM sorry, I have a 302. I found a wire that was laying on the headers, I tucked it away and it started running better, it was grounding out i think. but it is still dying. I checked the rotor and cap and it didn't look bad except a slight buildup of corrosion, I cleaned that up, but it doesn't seem to help. Quote Selected
One thing after another Reply #3 – October 20, 2008, 09:49:30 AM What did the wire go to? Quote Selected
One thing after another Reply #4 – October 20, 2008, 12:25:31 PM to the air conditioner compressor. the previous owner ran it to a switch to turn it on and off. not sure why, but when I moved it the car stopped cutting out. it still dies at stopsigns though or when I try to shift into drive or reverse. a friend of mine suggested that it might be the TPS. Quote Selected
One thing after another Reply #5 – October 20, 2008, 05:35:57 PM I just went through this intermittent stalling on a 1984 3.8L.I'd suggest two things. 1) Pull all grounds, clean them and reinstall.2) While engine running move wires around and see if you can duplicate the stall condition. One thing to look for is the wires going to the alternator. If the alternator wire is loose (Ford on some vehicle used alternator connectors that were to big and put in two sleeves inside the connectors to take up the gap) the field can collapse creating a stall condition. Quote Selected
One thing after another Reply #6 – October 20, 2008, 09:45:34 PM go back to autozone. They lie. I have had my codes ran at quite a few autozones and never had a problem with it. Or check out jcassity's thread on how to pull codes and you can do it yourself. After you know whats causing it, there's no more guesswork. Quote Selected
One thing after another Reply #7 – October 21, 2008, 09:51:30 AM problem solved! it was the Idle Air Control Valve that was causing the stalling. I am still going to check out why the wire was causing it to run so rough. the only wires it was touching were the plug wires. Quote Selected
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