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hesitates/jerking at low speeds

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My 2.8 seems to hesitate/jerking at low speeds, especially around 30mph & gets worse as she warms up.

It started doing this after I replaced the Plugs, Leads, Cap & Rotor arm.

I'm not sure what's causing it, hoping you guys could help me out?

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If you have kept the old stuff replace bit by bit as even new parts have faults . I would go with the leads first . Hope that helps
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Sounds like the timing is ever so slightly out - my first point of call would be to check the points gap and that the timing gear is set correctly
I had mine set to 6 degrees and it was OK, changed to 8 and made a world of difference!
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Jasonmarie wrote:If you have kept the old stuff replace bit by bit as even new parts have faults . I would go with the leads first . Hope that helps
I've already done that, to the point of putting all the old stuff back on ! no difference

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D366Y wrote:Sounds like the timing is ever so slightly out - my first point of call would be to check the points gap and that the timing gear is set correctly
I had mine set to 6 degrees and it was OK, changed to 8 and made a world of difference!
I had the timing & fuel pressure checked last week, all, is ok...

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I'm with Jason on this. If the car was running perfectly well before, the chances are that there is an issue with something you've replaced.
The first things I would check is that you have put the leads back in the correct order and gapped the plugs correctly.

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Andrew 2.8i wrote:I'm with Jason on this. If the car was running perfectly well before, the chances are that there is an issue with something you've replaced.
The first things I would check is that you have put the leads back in the correct order and gapped the plugs correctly.

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If everything else has gone back on then it has to be points gap or sparks gap... I think :lol:
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D366Y wrote: If everything else has gone back on then it has to be points gap or sparks gap... I think :lol:
No points on a standard 2.8!
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capri28 wrote:
D366Y wrote:Sounds like the timing is ever so slightly out - my first point of call would be to check the points gap and that the timing gear is set correctly
I had mine set to 6 degrees and it was OK, changed to 8 and made a world of difference!
I had the timing & fuel pressure checked last week, all, is ok...

Thanks anyway
Have you had emissions checked? Too rich or too lean can cause those sort of symptoms
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Could be coil ? If you have replaced all the old stuff and she’s still doing it you might have knock the timing out as peter has said .
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Jasonmarie wrote:Could be coil ? If you have replaced all the old stuff and she’s still doing it you might have knock the timing out as peter has said .
Yes is was a faulty coil causing the jerking,
With a New coil she’s now running spot on.

Thanks for all the help.
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Yes i am glad it’s sorted I had the same issue on my pinto engine and it turned out to be the coil . :beer:
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Peter-S wrote:
D366Y wrote: If everything else has gone back on then it has to be points gap or sparks gap... I think :lol:
No points on a standard 2.8!
Shows me what I know... I'll stick to pintos :lol:
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D366Y wrote:
Peter-S wrote:
D366Y wrote: If everything else has gone back on then it has to be points gap or sparks gap... I think :lol:
No points on a standard 2.8!
Shows me what I know... I'll stick to pintos :lol:
or maybe a 3.0 Essex :goodluck:
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