1996 Ford Escort knackerd old escort :)

1996 FORD ESCORT
115,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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TATTL001
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My car idles funny and sometimes stalls, also when i accelorate i can feel a slight hessitation at about 4000rpm. I've just got hold of a throttle body with the TPS on so gonna give that ago. Is there anything else you recon it could be. I have a slight exhaust leak which can easily be fixed and now and again if i wheel spin off i get an eggy smell (and when i use my washer jets).
May 26, 2010 at 7:57 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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The smell could be coming from a partially plugged catalytic converter. Has the check engine light come on?
May 26, 2010 at 8:12 AM
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TATTL001
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No lights have come on. I got a new converter fitted last year so surely it cant be that again. If it is what makes it keep failing. I have a slight exhaust leak on the gasket from the cat to mid exhaust and it failed it emmision on mot because of it. Getting it fixed soon though. Any suggestions would be most helpful.
May 26, 2010 at 8:53 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Has the check engine light come on? Have you checked fuel pump pressure?
May 26, 2010 at 12:16 PM