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(Message started by: Bishy on Feb 1^st, 2007, 10:03am)

Title: Newbie
Post by Bishy on Feb 1^st, 2007, 10:03am

Hi, I bought a 96 Scorpio Ghia 2.9 12v to tide me over for a while but I'm having a few problems!

1. It seems to EAT PAS fluid so there's obviously a leak from somewhere - does anyone know an obvious place to start to look? I need to jet wash it as everything is coated in fluid

2. The rev counter needle jumps all over the place. Roughly seems to follow the engine speed but does literally fly all around the dial - quite entertaining! ???

3. Temp gauge sits in the cold segment for most of the time unless I'm in traffic when it goes to level middle (& thankfully never above!) then instantly drops when I move off. I can also smell coolant when its warm so I'm wondering if this is anything to do with a broken heater maxtirx :o (praying it's not) but the heater does belt out some nice hot air!

4. Doesn't really want to start from cold and hold idle. Will start quicker if i press the throttle but if i lift off, it will just die. If I start with the throttle down (not all the way) and keep it there for about 10-15 seconds to help it a bit, its then ok but I know this isn't normal! When accelerating she drives ok, but if in traffic there is a noticable misfire - but this isn't really apparant, if at all - when driving along.

Any thoughts/help/advice etc would all be very much appreciated.

Thanks

Title: Re: Newbie
Post by Spannerdemon on Feb 1^st, 2007, 3:47pm

Might be as well to delete this post, Bishy, as we are helping you with exactly the same post over on the PROBLEMS section of the Forums.

Just click on the "Remove" tag.

:)