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1998 Ford Escort Chugging - Ignition System
Question: "Have changed the fuel filter to no avail. New spark plugs and new ignition wires to no avail. This car is a stickshift 5-speed. An intentionally exagerated description of the performance: It's similar to when a stickshift car goes too slow in too high a gear and finally bucks.--Except this feeling occurs randomly at street speeds. I do exagerate, but for short instants the forward motion of the car feels like it's provided by rhythmic bumping from behind; the feeling smooths out only by getting the RPM's well up. My guess has to be that it's missing. But there's no audible sound to assure me it's missing.
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Owner: My best guess continues to be that the engine is missing. It's just conceivably a fuel line resistance or air intake resistance, but only if that can happen in a split second and immediately correct itself.
Owner: Nothing to add.
Owner: I've just replaced the ignition coil, and a few new days driving confirms that the problem as previously described still occurs. So it's "back to the drawing board" again.
The condition when I'm most certain to notice the problem is a prolonged hill climb with fully depressed gas pedal.
Owner: (Transmittal failed yesterday. Trying again. Nothing to add.)
Owner: Tried driving with mid-octane (89) instead of low-octane (87) fuel. A slight improvement sometimes seemed apparent, but the problem didn't really go away. Here's How To Get Guaranteed Solutions In Minutes
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