Please help with driveability problem

[fordman54935]

My 1993 2.3L LX has been experiencing a driveability problem lately. When the engine is cold, it has a bad part-throttle sputter (more accurately it runs like absolute crap and wont accelerate, and backfires). If I floor it, it clears out and runs good. Once the engine is warm there are no problems at all. I already checked the EGR valve operation and also cleaned it out. Any help is really appreciated! Thanks!

 

[Pro-Hawk]

Does it give you can codes?

 

[fordman54935]

The check engine light doesn't come on when this happens

 

[Pro-Hawk]

Double check that the check engine light does work for one are go ahead and run a code check anyways. My car acts weird sometimes and the check engine light never stays on long enough to run a code check on it. Also have you done a full tune-up on the car recently? The only thing I can really think of is that cold start solenoid that adds more fuel on cold starts but I can't remember if our cars has one or not.

 

[Stinger]

ECT Sensor...

Run codes before you buy anything though...just because the CE light isn't on doesn't mean anything...not all codes cause a CE light.

 

[Pro-Hawk]

Yup because a MotorCraft ECT is like 23.00 bux and a off brand is 16.00 at Ford store its 43.00 See how it starts adding up if you just start throughing parts at it Theres a Guy on TF and in his sign is the words: "Throwing parts at it cost money and Running Test are free," or something like that