question i have a 88 and need info

[1988redfordfestiva]

i have an 88 with bad carb i want to know what do i need to upgrade to make it fuel injected i'm looking for a efi motor to put in it i know the 90 to 93 and aspire motor fuel inject is the same but what do u need exactly cause i will be going to the junkyard to pull an engine and what ever else i need

[MONSOON]

Basically everything that would go into an EFI. Harness , gas tank etc. etc. etc.

[wybnrml]

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showpost.php?p=223648&postcount=16

[1988redfordfestiva]

thanks u guys i fixed the sticking issue with the carb but it back fires i dont know if it can be saved the engine is good which scares me i had it running good and pop pop pop it does when i try to give it gas and i have 89 in the tank to and my pump is new i dont know what to do

[1988redfordfestiva]

so whats the best car to get these goodies off of ?and dont i need to change the o2 sensor ?

[wybnrml]

so whats the best car to get these goodies off of ?and dont i need to change the o2 sensor ?

You get the stuff from a '90+ Festiva.

[1988redfordfestiva]

yeah thats the hard part finding one doesn't the aspire work also ?

[JohnGunn]

thanks u guys i fixed the sticking issue with the carb but it back fires i dont know if it can be saved the engine is good which scares me i had it running good and pop pop pop it does when i try to give it gas and i have 89 in the tank to and my pump is new i dont know what to do

What do you think could be making it back fire?

I would want to go back to the timing belt installation procedure and make sure the positions of the crankshaft and camshaft are perfectly aligned. Then, with the engine in that position, turn your distributor until the rotor points to the #1 terminal in the distributor cap. Then fine tune it with a timing light.

Back fires happen when you have a valve open at the wrong time when combustion takes place. Does your engine overheat to the degree that you could have some dieseling?

Could this be caused by a valve that doesn't completely close or is slow to close? Bent stem?

Sounds like you've given up on this engine. You may well be right to do so, but it, nevertheless, seems a shame to walk away without bothering to learn what is wrong with it.

John Gunn
Coronado, CA

[1988redfordfestiva]

timing and disty r good i also timed it with the gun thats ok my problem is the vacuum lines
i got it to stop back firing but it hesitates cause i dont know where some of the lines go i made a new thread with the ?

[skimsucka]

if your going efi just swap it with a B8!