1993 Ford Ranger Sputters When Accelerating

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I have a 1993 Ranger, 170k miles on it. It was running fine, but I wanted to do some preventive maintenance. Had a mechanic replace the spark plugs, plug wires, air filter and fuel filter. After that, it began sputtering when I accelerated. It sputters for a few seconds, and then catches and begins to accelerate. Does it while driving or at a stop. Never had the prob before the parts were replaced. How can I determine the prob?
Sep 22, 2006 at 1:50 AM
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i'am hopeing the mechanic didn't use thoes bosh spark plugs i would star there if he did get rid of them Use Autolite or motorcraft plugs BOSH,NGK,and thoes splitfires arn't worth th spark they put out junk :x all have there place but not in a ford that just screws up a good tune up let me know on this and we can go from there.(NOS) 8)
Sep 23, 2006 at 9:15 AM
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If Bosch, NGK, or Splitfire spark plugs were installed, replace them with Autolite or Motorcraft plugs specified for the Ford Ranger, then recheck the sputtering.

Conversation Summary

A 1993 Ford Ranger with 170,000 miles began sputtering for a few seconds during acceleration, both while driving and from a stop, after spark plugs, plug wires, an air filter, and a fuel filter were replaced. It had run fine before that service. The expert suspected unsuitable spark plugs, especially Bosch, and recommended Autolite or Motorcraft plugs instead of Bosch, NGK, or Splitfire plugs.

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