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Ive got a promblem with my car that feels like the fuel pumps gone(give it gas and it bucks but doesnt go any where, and kinda spits and sputters), but i just replaced it with a 190lph and put fuel injector cleaner in it and it didnt do anything, but im getting fuel pressure when it does it so im thinking its injectors...question is, how do i check them to see if i have a bad injector?
 

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while running trouble codes, perform the cylinder balance test.

good luck.
 

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Cylinder balance test:
Warm the car's engine up to normal operating temperature. Use a jumper wire or paper clip to put the computer into test mode. Start the engine and let it go through the normal diagnostic tests, then quickly press the throttle to the floor. The engine RPM should exceed 2500 RPM's for a brief second. The engine RPM's will increase to about 1450-1600 RPM and hold steady. The engine will shut off power to each injector, one at a time. When it has sequenced through all 8 injectors, it will flash 99 for everything OK, or the number of the failing cylinder such as 22 for cylinder #2. Quickly pressing the throttle again up to 2500 RPM’s will cause the test to re-run with smaller qualifying figures. Do it a third time, and if the same cylinder shows up, the cylinder is weak and isn’t putting out power like it should. See the Chilton’s Shop manual for the complete test procedure

Here's the link to dump the computer codes with only a jumper wire or paper clip and the check engine light, or test light or voltmeter. I’ve used it for years, and it works great.

See http://www.troublecodes.net/Ford/
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See http://www.dalidesign.com/hbook/eectest.html for more descriptive help
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See http://www.mustangworks.com/articles/electronics/eec-iv_codes.html

For those who are intimidated by all the wires & connections, see http://www.actron.com/product_detail.php?pid=16153 for what a typical hand scanner looks like. Normal retail price is about $30 or so at Walmart.
 

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i was going to say check ur distributor cap, when i powerwashed my motor, I covered all the electrical connections, but water must have gotten into the distributor and messed it up. After a few days it went away tho.
 

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Could also be an electrical problem. First step is always pulling codes.
 
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