1989 Ford Festiva Reviews, Pricing & Specs

My 89 festiva is carburated idles fine its,starves for gas,when i get into fourth gear changed fuel pump gas filter wonder if neddle valve is stopped up

Float messed up change plug wires rotor button i think its the needle valve or float messed up any ideas on what it could be

I have a 89 ford festiva it has no dash lights at all or rear lights when head lights are on but brake lights and turn signals all still work fine, checked fuses seemed to look fine. Any suggestions?

89 festiva getting gas but no spark

Getting gas but no spark, bought new coil,no luck. reading alot of forums and it seems to be the ignition igniter in the distrib. $160 new, went to the junk yard got a used distrib with the igniter for 70, car starts but after six minutes it dies, goes back to no spark, elec test says power to coil and the igniter but no spark. just wanna see before i plunk down 160 for a new ignition igniter if there might be something i am missing or a simple test i can do...... thanks ps fuses ok, 3 wires next to batt replaced and ok(jumper wires).

I have an 89 Festiva that wont keep running.

One day my wife and I were sitting in the car talking. I started the car, and it was running fine, then quit. I tested for spark... getting a nicely timed spark from the coil, so I suspected the fuel pump. Replaced with new, tested good, also replaced fuel filter. After doing all this, it started up very nicely and ran for a while then quit as before. I tested spark and fuel pressure... both good. I sent the injectors out to be rebuilt, reinstalled them, and again the car ran fine for a while than quit. Each time it quits, cranking does nothing as if there were no spark or no fuel, but there is... I am totally at a loss. What is wrong with this car?

Im looking for a 1989 Ford Festiva L 1.3 ltr 5 speed trans hatchback with (NO RUST). It is okay if the vehicle needs mechanical work.

I'm looking for a price range under a 1,000. Like I said it is okay if it needs work on transmission or engine.