1998 Ford Explorer "backfires hard acceleration" Questions

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backfires on deceleration, may stall when tach jumps up above 1000 at idle if accelerator depressed, losses power at speed and cannot continue until tach settles to normal idle. Also blows black smoke

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...hard acceleration the engine will backfire and you can smell gas. The spark control module, coils, wires, plugs, ECM, crank sensor, Idle speed motor, throttle position sensor, map sensor, EGR valve, ...

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hard to start, engine bogs down and backfires, and dies at idle in gear I have replaced spark plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor. I have also patched holes in the catalytic convertor and had the ...

...backfires at little or no speed. We changed out the TPS and ran diagnostics but nothing seems to be working. Mechanic thinks it may need a new computer? Pls help me, my thanks in advance. The ECU ...

...hard to say more without hearing it my own self.....hit me up if i can help more [email protected] I have the same problem with my 65 coup...but at acceleration at higher speeds..I had the ...

backfiring in the motor, 2000 ford mustang 3.8 Without seeing the car it's hard to tell for sure. First check for vacuum leaks look at the intake system lines and hoses to see there are no breaks or ...

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acceleration, it runs fine. Has new spark plugs and wires. You might try a TPS switch. It should set a code but yours did't. The throttle position sensor sets the spark advance and fuel flow to match.

My Toyota Gaia finds it hard to accelerate from a dead stop and backfires when it accelerates run fault codes check for problem crank position sensor

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...hard acceleration, the PCV valve closes (to keep backfiring from blowing pan and valve covers off), and crankcase fumes travel into the air filter, then get sucked into the carb for buring. Really a ...

...backfires under hard acceleration. It has new plugs and wires. It seems to idle smoothly. What should I check to get it to run better? New plugs and wires? Double check to make sure that you've got ...

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