Rough idle and power loss?

1994 FORD MUSTANG
122,000 MILES • 5.0L • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DRAKKO
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Car has rough idle and bucks while driving, also has shift issues driving. RPMs are high shifting into to 3rd.
Oct 29, 2022 at 7:01 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

This could be the result of a few different things. The first thing I would suggest is to check for diagnostic trouble codes. This vehicle has an OBD1 system that doesn't require a scan tool to retrieve codes.

Follow the directions in this link and let me know what you find:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/ford-lincoln-mercury-obd1-1995-and-earlier-diagnostic-trouble-code-definition-and-retrieval

If you have already done this, let me know if and what codes were found.

Let me know.

Joe
Oct 30, 2022 at 1:58 PM
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