skipping and misfiring and stalling
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Asked by dent4jc Nov 25, 2012 at 02:14 PM about the 1990 Ford Thunderbird RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

it only does it after 10mins but it is loosing fire (smell unburnt gas) skipping and sputtering. i replaced the EEC relay module but that didnt help. something is heating up and loosing power to plugs. any ideas? it starts and runs fine after sitting all night. but within 10mins it starts doing it again.

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Tacoma_1757 answered 11 years ago

What engine is in it? Are all your wires in the correct fireing position? Are you sparke plugs good?

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