Could a loose cruise control cable be causing hesitation

March 01, 2012, 05:04:22 PM

My hesitation / bucking problem outlined in these 2 threads still exists. I just noticed yesterday that where the cruise control cable goes into the throttle cable bracket it is loose and not attached right. Could this have something to do with my problem? Even though the problem exists whether or not the cruise is on does that cable interact with anything else?

http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?33065-Deciphering-pulled-codes
http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?32977-New-member-with-a-few-pics

Could a loose cruise control cable be causing hesitation

Reply #1 – March 01, 2012, 06:22:34 PM

Nah...cruise control has a cable going to your throttle and that's it. And if anything it would maybe mistakenly tug on it and open it, giving you an out of control feeling. If you hit the gas, the setup allows the throttle to move independently, it won't be trying to "push" against the cruise module actuator.

21 and 24 eh? You did it with the engine cold didn't you?

The black Trick Flow setup'd mass air'd cougar I bought last fall, I just registered and have been tinkering with for a couple days (then snow dumped today out of nowhere). But that has a part throttle iness problem, so did another cougar I own. That one? Turned out the prev. owner built a new motor....and used JUNK worn down spark plugs. I was baffled. Have yet to check plugs on this one, will be doing that next. As well as a KOER test. That would be good to do too.

Get the motor nice and hot and redo the KOEO just for kicks. Then also do a KOER. Read here some, you'll like it. Really this site ought to be stickied here. oldfuelinjection.com Used to be f o r d f u e l injection then the blue oval actually got pissed and had it shut down. (Yeah how kind right?) But the guy got around the copyright issues or something. Check it out before it's gone again! LOL.

But they tell you how to do KOER. Basically the same as KOEO, just start the engine as well, wait for four blinks actually (Engine ID...4 = an 8 Cylinder engine) then you must step on the brake for 1 second and let off. They say jerk the steering wheel to one side but we don't have a power steering pressure sensor. Newer cars do obviously.

Back to an original point I wanted to make...I've read in multiple places that 21 and 24 are typical with the engine cold because they ARE out of range at that point. People report not having them when trying it warm. But if all your sensors check out...then you need to check fuel pressure, worst case pull your injectors and see if they all flow good, and check your ignition. TFI, stator, coil. If you can find a known good whole distributor to stab in quick that's a good catch-all to hone the problem in to that area or dismiss it.