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    Mike McConnellMike McConnell
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      Hey Guys Im new to ETCG and im not sure if this is the correct forum so cut me some slack. BTW I am A certified tech and also own/operate A small shop w/ A partner. 2000 windstar (200K) came in today with horrible misfire (cyl 2&3). The wires for cyl. 2&3 were burnt, split open & obviously bad (plugs & wires were original w/ 200k plus miles). I replaced the plugs, wires, fuel filter, air filter, cleaned throttle body, and OFL. I cleared the codes test drove the van and all was well. 2 hours later I was moving the windstar and while in reverse I noticed a slight miss so I took another test drive van ran great. Now if you load it up in REVERSE ONLY at about 1800 RPM it has a miss but under normal driving conditions its fine!! I replaced the coil pack with 2 different test coils, checked for cracked plugs, checked for vacuum leaks, checked & cleaned EGR & passages, checked compression,all were OK/normal. Did power balance test at least 5 times with a scanner & a sun machine. Power balance showed very, very, very slight drop offs on cylinders 2-3-5 intermittently or at random. Im pulling my hair out!!!! HELP!! PLEASE!!

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      Jonathan StiverJonathan Stiver
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        A close friend of mine has an 01 Windstar with 276k mi and I noticed a slight misfire off idle when I borrowed it last weekend (never did this before), sorry I’m no help but I’d be curious to see what turns up.

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        EricTheCarGuy 1EricTheCarGuy
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          Check the engine mounts. Perhaps the engine is moving enough in reverse to stress an electrical connection somewhere or make contact with something it shouldn’t.

          Please keep us updated on what you find.

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          Mike McConnellMike McConnell
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            It was a plug wire!! Over the years I’ve purchased several different types of parts that were bad straight out the box. However I’ve never gotten a bad wire!!! Its not like I bought the cheapest wires available these were motorcraft. I couldn’t find the bad spot/break in any of the wires. I didn’t get my meter out but I did remove all the boots for visual inspection and all looked fine. It took me 2.5 days to even consider changing the wires and the only reason I did was desperation. Anyone else ever gotten a bad wire? Stiv625 im sure my wire issue doesnt help you any but my advice would be to remove the clam shell & and check the EGR ports.You probably know that one

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