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Ford Festiva The Ford Festiva was introduced for 1988. Three trim levels were offered: L, L Plus, and LX. The Festiva's 1.3-liter 4-cylinder engine switched from carburetion to fuel injection in 1989-90. For '90, a 5-speed manual transmission was standard and a 3-speed automatic optional. Festivas got a fresh grille and taillamps for 1990, and motorized front shoulder belts replaced manual belts.

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Old 03-03-2007, 05:50 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Seemed like water in the fuel - that's what everyone said, we've just finished draining and cleaning the tank, we even brushed off the filter at the bottom of the fuel pump as it's the weekend and we can't get a new filter till Monday (94 WB Festiva by the way - Australia). There was water in the bottom of the tank. I wiped the tank completely dry with a clean rag. We then flushed some fuel through by disconnecting the fuel filter bottom hose and turning the key for about 1L of fuel (into a milk bottle). We replaced the fuel filter and started up. Was idling fine for a minute or two until my friend (who has been telling me what to do and doing most of it) wiggled the diagnosis box a little. Actually he got hold of it and moved it forward (toward the front of the car) about a quarter inch, then instantly then engine started idling irregularly like when I was driving it (just prior to stalling) so he pulled the throttle cable and kept it going for another minute or two but it eventually stalled anyway. On the side, should the fan start up straight away when you turn the ignition to On without starting? It does at the moment and seems to have trouble getting going like maybe something is draining power. There is a clicking noise that starts slowly and speeds up gradually. Any help would be very much appreciated... we have rtfm... but not enough info.
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Have you removed all the air pockets that is in the fuel system?
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