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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 07:52 PM
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I got a 98 5.4 and am haveing a shurging/vibrating/shaking problem when in od if im cruzing and give it any more thottle that what im cruzing at itl buck and surge all the way up to about 1/3 throttle then itl down shift and be smooth again it idles fine and accelerates fine just when gradually trying to speed up itl also vibrate at 80% throttle upon acceleration but if I let of a little bit itl stay at the same rpm but accelerate smoothly I am stumped
New motorcraft plugs no codes
I intalled a new motor and tranny about a month ago to the best of my ability (im only 17) but a local shop said it was all ok. Anyway its got a cai and longtube headers everuthing else is stock
I dont know if it air/fuel timeing or what?
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 07:47 AM
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 08:01 AM
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Did it do it as soon as you put the motor in?
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 10:07 AM
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Yea
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 10:08 AM
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It also did it with my old motor just not as bad
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 10:37 AM
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My truck did that at around 50mph when I would try to gradually accelerate. My coils were bad, I would check that
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by deanofay
My truck did that at around 50mph when I would try to gradually accelerate. My coils were bad, I would check that
Yep, i had it and this question gets asked daily. First suspect- coils
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 10:53 AM
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If its the coils wouldnt it throw a code and the coils only have 60,000 on them
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by 98ford5.4
If its the coils wouldnt it throw a code and the coils only have 60,000 on them
Rarely does. Atleast take them apart and clean them with dielectric grease and see if that helps
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 11:17 AM
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COP's don't always throw a code. Clean the tops of them. If any have a white thin line across the top it is bad, replace it. As previously stated clean real good and put a liberal amount of dielectric grease in the cap and reinstall.
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