I Have a Lincoln with a 302 With Throttle body injection and about 150K miles. The motor Still feels strong So I am not sure about internal Engine problems such as low compression or so on. The symptoms have been coming on for some time. They started with on deceleration the car would die as it slowed between 25 to 10 miles and hour. If the car was driven very gingerly it seemed to be able to upshift into first gear fast enough to raise the idle and keep the car running but if it was slowed quickly to turn a corner, it would not upshift fast enough and the car would stall. I was thinking at first it was a vacuum problem or a EGR problem. Then a new symptom came and that was it would only idle if it was cold. as long as the High Idle cam was on the highest step, the car would run. Now it will only run if you hold the throttle up with your foot and as soon as you release the gas pedal, the car dies immeadiatly. as if it is an electrical problem. The car will fire after two or three cranks every time. I have taken it to one mechanic and was told that they could not get a signal from the OBDIII system and give up just before charging my 100.00 and telling me nothing in return. Anybody out there have any ideas on these old systems that might be of help please? Thanks for your time for listening Anthony
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19 years ago