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Bad surge

When I launch hard or if I take a corner a little too fast without a  near full tank of gas the car surges something fierce.  the launches especially it'll go good for a second then its like i take my foot off the throttle, then it comes back on again, then dies out again.  I have gotten it to surge like that about 4-5 times once.  i'm thinking its a fuel issue because when the tank is full it works fine.  Any ideas??
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Bad surge

Reply #1 –
Pump going bad? Perhaps the sock fell off the pump pick up?
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Bad surge

Reply #3 –
Quote from: TurboCoupe50;218027
Welcome to the club...

http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=14502

thunderjet, YOU started that thread....


Yes but I only had that problem AFTER the HO swap. :hick:

With the old 5.0 SO (which he still has) I could run with 3 gallons of gas and floor the throttle with no stalling. This was with 3.73 gears, 2.25 duals, and a HO upper and TB. The SO doesn't have enough power to cause the full throttle stall that I experience with the HO
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Bad surge

Reply #4 –
The only time I ever had a problem in my old HO powered 'Bird was when the sock fell off the pump.  I noticed it mostly when power-sliding around turns like a jackass...it would die, mid-slide, and then the car would come back to life after it straightened out.  I wouldn't be suprised if 98% of the people experiencing this problem had a fuel pump strainer sloshing around the bottom of their tanks.
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads