New member with a few questions

[RS_AMG]

Hey guys this is my first ford product, ive come from a bunch of different Mercedes Benz cars and after I blew the engine on my C32 AMG I decided to get myself a convertible mustang that ive always wanted since I was 16.

The car has been running great but its now hit a few problems.

It stalled out a few times on the highway, and I found that a bad rotor was the cause of the problem.
So I changed out the rotor, cap, wires and plugs. Problem solved but now the car doesnt feel
as quick as it was, and the tach jumps around now too.

Also at idle the engine shakes a bit and it didnt before I changed everything. I double checked to see if I knocked off a vacuum line
but everything was connected. I checked the gap on the plugs and they were correct (0.054) and all the wires were connected properly.

Anything else I need to check?

Thanks
Ruben

 

[Hoseitdown]

Clean your mass air meter.

 

[Paul]

Are you sure you installed the right plugs? I had that same thing happen to me once, and it turns out the parts store gave me the wrong "reach" plugs so although they were gapped correctly, I was getting misfires and the same symptoms you have.

Paul.

 

[RS_AMG]

Cleaned the MAF problem solved, thanks!

 

[Paul]

Hah! Life's simple pleasures. :grin:


Nothing EVER goes that easy for me.

 

[95marcos]

i was having the same problems i cleaned my maf..and i gapped my plugs to .052 and it ran alot better the auto part store told me to gap them at .056 and i did and it made my car run like crap i got the chilton book and it said .052 made a big diffrence...

 

[RS_AMG]

Hah! Life's simple pleasures. :grin:


Nothing EVER goes that easy for me.

Same here, should have seen the nightmare I had with my last car.

 

[RS_AMG]

i was having the same problems i cleaned my maf..and i gapped my plugs to .052 and it ran alot better the auto part store told me to gap them at .056 and i did and it made my car run like crap i got the chilton book and it said .052 made a big diffrence...

I just went by what the haynes manual said. And NEVER listen to guys working at kragen, autozone, etc. They are not repair specialists, if they were they wouldnt be working there.