So today the car started stumbling under load.
Right away this morning things were wierd. She started fine, but when she was cold if I pressed the gas pedal the engine would almost die, like a cold outboard boat motor this is too cold. I had to sit in the driveway and slowly add throttle to shake out the cobwebs. This hasn't happened any other morning? This morning might have been a little cooler but not much. Once she warmed up, it was much better, but would still happen at higher rpm or under load.
I drove all the way to work but was really worried, anytime the freeway started to incline I would get random coughing "popping" stumbling.
It is worst when she is cold, after work when I started her back up I could hardly go up a small incline with the engine coughing/stumbing and backfiring out the exhaust. But as she warms up it gets better, but still happens when I get on the gas going up even a small hill or if I get too high in the rpms it'll happen. If I don't use too much throttle I can avoid it.
But somethign has definitly changed, the first few days of driving her I was LOVING the low rpm torque, but now if I get too low in the rpms and then give throttle she submbles and backfires out the exhaust.
Should I be looking at the distributor?
Nate - Madison, Wisconsin 56 Ford Customline Sedan