Posted by MadMav71 (IP: 208.234.175.204) on November 15, 2000 at 18:00:12:
I got my tags and title and got everything legal, then I picked up my newly-bought Maverick today. My wife followed me home... about a 50 mile trip with about 35 or 40 of it on the Interstate. The guy I bought it from said it was missing really bad, and he seemed pretty concerned about me driving it that far. It was a b*!~$ in town, but once I got it out on the Interstate, I was cruising at 70 and 75 with little difficulty. Once I got the car home, I took a look to see if I could figure out why it was missing. Turns out two of the plug wires were crossed and a third plug wire was broken off inside the distributor cap. So even running on 3 good cylinders, it runs out great. I swapped the plug wires back where they belong and stuck an old plug wire where the broken one was. After a trip around the block with it hitting on all six cylinders, I am a happy man.
By the way, I was incorrect about the steering... it's got power steering already, so I don't have to swap anything out. Will post pics tomorrow when I can take some in the daylight.