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1983 Lincoln Mark VI Repair Question


Topics covered: Body, Exhaust, Fuel additive.
Mileage: 80,000 miles.

Asked on December 29, 2012

Lincoln Mark VI Body Problem

My mother has a Lincoln Mark VI that seems possessed. It starts easy but intermittently won't hardly run, loping wildly and missing and backfiring thru exhaust. Is a v8 with gas throttle body. Have tried fuel additive and injector cleaner but suspect it is a bad sensor or shorted wire sending bogus info to the electronic computer, which then retards the timing to compensate. Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks.
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Replied on December 29, 2012

i would start with fuel pressure test. then i would do a back pressure check for the cat converter

Roy

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