Around 1/24/2007 3:14 PM, nospam wrote:

> Did those have carbs? Or throttle body FI?

Carb. I believe that '83 was the first and only year that had a carbed
3.8L (lucky me...).

> If it has a carb, you might check to see if there's crap in the float bowl,
> my 73 ranchero had that problem.

Ditto. Once I had the carb rebuilt professionally, V6stang ran a *lot*
better. Added about 4-5mpg to boot.

As Bob said, check the fuel filter while you're at it.


> Also, you might have an intermittent electrical problem, loose/corroded 12
> volts to the coil, etc.

That was my first idea. I know on mine, the insulation on the wires
coming out of the DuraSpark box practically crumbled away to nothing
where they were resting on a edge of the inner fender. Really, the only
way to fix it aside from splicing in a new connector (yuck!) is to dip
the whole plug in liquid electrical tape, plastikote, or an equivalent.
Make sure to mask off the connectors _very_ well before you start...


>
> "aubrey" > wrote in message
> lkaboutautos.com...
>> my girlfriends car is a 1983 mustang auto in really nice shape except for
>> a
>> few problems like just quits running even on the highway what should i
>> look
>> at ???
>>
>
>


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