According to chart I have, the #4 cylinder is on pass side, nearest to firewall. I checked the harness, replaced both the plug and coil pack, and I still have rough idle and keep pulling code 0304 (misfire cylinder 4) and 0316 (misfire detected first 1000 revolutions). WTF? Is my chart wrong? Is...
I own a 1986 Mercury Cougar and I know it's not a Thunderbird (I really wanted the Thunderbird but this one was dirt cheap) but the cars are the same in almost every aspect other than the body style. It is a 2.3L turbo with a 5-speed. The car is a joy to drive, but recently I have had an issue...
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1986
cougar
electrical
ford
mercury
misfire
strange
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Question: is it possible that the alternator charging output might not have been hooked back up after the local Ford replaced plugs and valve cover gaskets?
Background: The 2002 threw a misfire code and as suspected oil leak into the plugs caused some misfiring. Ford assesses the oil leakage...
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Hi there, I'm Tom!
Just to get this out of the way . . . I don't own a bird and never have (yet). I did have a '94 Cougar, but that may be...