Id take the plugs out 1 after another. After doing each plug and cleaning it id put it back in and start it and let the oil burn through. do it for each plug, see if it helps maby. Could be a bad valve gasket but i dont no y that would cause a rough idle.
ITT Wisconsinites help me get my car running right =P
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smokin joe
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yeah i had to go to the dentistdantheman68 said:
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plethaus said:I don't see any Motorcraft O2's on RCM for $27...
I was talking about the plugs , replying to the other guy , sorry for that , should have been more specific.
Kickinsho
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So Molly,
Any news on what you have done or what you have found?
Any news on what you have done or what you have found?
dantheman68
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Kickinsho said:
yeah
what he said
dantheman68
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??? i thought kickinsho was a dude...
sorry
sorry
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plethaus
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Blah.. I have been totally devoid of all funding sources (AKA: broke...) so I haven't been able to do much. Not to mention the WONDERFUL weather we've been having here. What happened to the 50 and 60 degree weather? We went straight from 70's to 30's and 40's. 
So far all I've managed to do is run a tank of fuel injector cleaner through it. I have a set of working O2 sensors I bought from NJSHO and I hope to install those this weekend.
I have noticed some weird electrical "gremlins" with the car though, but I have no idea if they are related to the actual check engine light being on..
-the wiper switch is kind of wonky. When I move the selector switch, it makes a really loud electrical "click" kind of like a short or something, and it doesn't always work right. Sometimes the wipers will wipe once, and then nothing.. I have to turn them off and back to the delay setting to get them to repeat. Also, I hear a loud click from the switch every time the wipers wipe. "CLICK CLICK....... CLICK CLICK".
-When I change the temperature on the EATC, the car acts like the EATC is eating a huge amount of power.. like the text/numbers on the EATC display will flicker, the dome light flickers, and even the door chime "wavers". If I have the radio on, the sound coming out of the speakers wavers too. It doesn't always do this though.
I have looked at all the grounds in the engine bay that I can see, and for the most part they look ok (visually). There is one ground that looks really corroded, it's the one up front, driver's side, near the radiator (actually it looks like two right next to each other). I need to try cleaning that one but I need to get some sand paper and a wire brush first.
I also really want to try a new IAC valve (the thing by the throttle body). I just don't have the money right now =( I know they can be cleaned, but I'd never feel fully confident that it wasn't the problem if I just cleaned it and the car ran the same.
Molly
PS: On my last tank of gas I got about 21mpg. 95% of that tank was driving to and from work, and on that same route my Z28 and Thunderbird 5.0 average 18mpg so it seems to be doing pretty good mileage-wise.
So far all I've managed to do is run a tank of fuel injector cleaner through it. I have a set of working O2 sensors I bought from NJSHO and I hope to install those this weekend.
I have noticed some weird electrical "gremlins" with the car though, but I have no idea if they are related to the actual check engine light being on..
-the wiper switch is kind of wonky. When I move the selector switch, it makes a really loud electrical "click" kind of like a short or something, and it doesn't always work right. Sometimes the wipers will wipe once, and then nothing.. I have to turn them off and back to the delay setting to get them to repeat. Also, I hear a loud click from the switch every time the wipers wipe. "CLICK CLICK....... CLICK CLICK".
-When I change the temperature on the EATC, the car acts like the EATC is eating a huge amount of power.. like the text/numbers on the EATC display will flicker, the dome light flickers, and even the door chime "wavers". If I have the radio on, the sound coming out of the speakers wavers too. It doesn't always do this though.
I have looked at all the grounds in the engine bay that I can see, and for the most part they look ok (visually). There is one ground that looks really corroded, it's the one up front, driver's side, near the radiator (actually it looks like two right next to each other). I need to try cleaning that one but I need to get some sand paper and a wire brush first.
I also really want to try a new IAC valve (the thing by the throttle body). I just don't have the money right now =( I know they can be cleaned, but I'd never feel fully confident that it wasn't the problem if I just cleaned it and the car ran the same.
Molly
PS: On my last tank of gas I got about 21mpg. 95% of that tank was driving to and from work, and on that same route my Z28 and Thunderbird 5.0 average 18mpg so it seems to be doing pretty good mileage-wise.
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dantheman68
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i hate electrical gremlins...
how old is the alternator?
how old is the alternator?
plethaus
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dantheman68 said:
I have no idea...
plethaus
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Well, is there any reason here to actually believe it might be bad? The volt gauge installed in my car seems to be reading normal.
dantheman68
Kinda Big deal
i know ive had gremilin problems go away after changing an alternator, but some of that stuff doesnt sound like it would matter, like the wipers IIRC that switch in there can be cleaned and it usually fixes the problem, do a search.... its a cheap fix
Kickinsho
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dantheman68 said:??? i thought kickinsho was a dude...
Sorry, not a dude! Also, I'm probably old enough to be your mother.........or grandmother....
Kickinsho
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FREAK_SHO said:Fixed it for you.
Thanks Dave, I owe ya one!
Later........
dantheman68
Kinda Big deal
Kickinsho said:
mother
dantheman68
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black92 said:
it is, but mine checked out ok, except it was tripping the light, and sometimes it would only put out like 10 volts... put a rebuilt one in and no problems since... except i think my starter is going... but thats my own damn fault
Could be your battery cable connections are corroded and causing problems as well. Not all corrosion shows, sometimes these cables corrode under the plastic sheathing away from the contact points. Just a thought...
Dave
Dave
Kickinsho
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dantheman68 said:mother
I'm 41.
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