I have a 1996 Ford Ranger with the 2.3 liter 4 cylinder motor. I have
changed the spark plugs, wires and the air/fuel filter. It idles ok
with some miss. when i accelerate a little, the motor will stumble and
when I accelerate heavy, the motor runs strong. When i disconnected the

a 1990 f150, whenever it get real foggy/damp overnight i cant start the
truck in the morning. i swap out plugs/wires/cap/rotor and then its fine.
what gives?

I have a '93 Tempo that wouldn't start. A friend showed me in was the
solenoid so I changed it. It started fine but after I shut it off and
tried to start it again, no dice. The next day I started it in the
morning, drove around the block and shut it off. It won't start again. Any

my number 3 cyl. has blown the sparkplug any ideas?

which is using oil quite quickly, with no evidence of where it's going, no
oil patches on the drive or blue smoke from the exhaust.
Help have you any suggestion as to the cause of the problem.
Stephen

1995 Ford Escort with 97k miles.  In the past few months, I've
developed a road noise condition that I can't figure out.
The noise sounds like i have a flat tire or really hard rubber tires,
like mud tires on a 4x4.  The thing is, the noise is most prevelant at

I am about to retire my 1994 Taurus, and Edmunds says that the Fusion is
a much better car for the money than the new Taurus. Does anyone have
any experience with the Fusion? What are your opinions?
Thanks in advance,

if I accelerate by gradually pressing the gas pedal, and reach WOT
gradually, everything is OK,
but if I suddenly go to WOT the car stutters a few times while revs are
going up...

The car is ford escort 1991 1.6 77kw/105HP, CVH engine, EFI.
Autodata says 2.5 bar
Haynes "Ford Escort & Orion (Sept 90 - 97)" says 3.0
Haynes #686 (escort up to 1990) says 2.3 to 2.5 (for 1.6 CVH EFI engine)

On the downshift it slams hard into 1st,sends the truck forwared a bit.New
front pump and tc, gears looked good at the time. Any ideas?

Could you please tell me if there is any way to get a schematics on the
rear in - axle - bearings?
That genrel area of the car.  From the internet/webpage i need it asap to
get my car back together.  It sure would help me out alot! Thank you Dee

Actually it's more of a cough and it is very minor. It is minor enough
that I don't get an engine warning light, and it passed my last state
emissions test.
It only happens when in gear and stopped. If I place it in neutral or

Had my 96 Taurus jacked up to check the brakes and noticed some
horizontal play in the front wheel.
I immediately thought tie rod end but then I noticed the play was at
the other end under the steering boot.

Just purchased a used 2003 Lincoln town car and when I first start it the
check engine soon light comes on and then disappears, is this normal or do I
have a problem? Thanks for any info.

I have a 1994 Ford Escort wagon. If I turn on the lights, the rear tail
lights are on just fine, but when I step on the brake, the 3rd light
and right stop light go on, but the left stop/tail light goes out. I
have replaced the bulb, but there has been no change in what happens.