Hi All,
I just wanted to post and say thanks for all the great info here. I have a '98 Winstar with about 220 KMs on it and it was chugging and missing. I checked the forum and read through a few threads unitl I hit this one when it was a page or two. The CPS sounded like a good way to go for me. I had already changed the plugs and wires and then the coil pack.
I ordered the CPS and it came in and I went to change it this past weekend. I took the old one off and realized then they had sent the wrong one out to me - 2 pin connector instead of the 3 pin I needed. Well, I had the CPS off and took a closer look at it, it looked to me like it had some where and tear in it and some fouling up on the metal plate on the inside. I took a flathead and scraped off a little of the gunk on it and put it back in - like I had a choice!
It ran better with the adjustment - not perfect but better. I got the 3 pin connector CPS on Tuesday night and changed it out tonight and it is running much, much better so far. No chugging at all - 99% better, it only misses one or two times when going into 3rd at low RPMs. So far, so good. I guess I'll see what the next few days bring. I reset the codes and we'll see. Anyway, thanks for all the great advice and information, it really helped me out.
Good luck CraigRK and one piece of advice I might be able to help you out with is when you try to loosen those rusted nuts and bolts, try tapping them with a hammer and a punch if necessary. Sometimes it helps and breaks the corrosion seal on the top threads - a few heavy taps and it usually helps. Of course I agree those bolt heads are ridiculous and easy to strip and/or break and hard to get at with all the tubes and lines in the way. Anyway, sometimes the heavy taps work well.
Thanks and again, good luck with getting it fixed.
Wavecrest78
