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'96 Fiesta engine cut out on ACCELLERATION
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lukai
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Jan 27, 2009, 3:37 AM
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'96 Fiesta engine cut out on ACCELLERATION
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Hi,
I was making the point above that my engine cut out while accelerating, not deceleating like I have seen a number of threads about.
My car is a '96 ford Fiesta 1.25L Petrol, 105,000 miles.
I was driving home last night and started to accellerate onto the dual carriageway off a slip road when the engine cut out. I noticed the lights dimmed a little but I can not recall if this was before or after the cut out. Prior to accelerating I had decellerated slightly to take a sharp corner, I go this way every day though and have never had this problem.
I tried the ignition but got nothing (at all), the funny thing is all the electrics were still working, it was just the engine I could get no response from.
when the AA guy turned up he tested the batttery which read 11.8V (not bad for a 12V battery I think) and then put his charger on and started the engine, it roared into life!
I really don't know what the problem could be, if it was an alternator fault I would expect the battery to be more drained and the electrics to not work; if it was the starter motor that doesn't explain why it cut out while running.
The AA guy suggested that it could be in intermittant fault with the alternator which sounds like a rough translation of "I don't have the foggiest" (not to be harsh becuase he really helped me out)
Can anyone shed some light?
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 27, 2009, 3:52 AM
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Re: '96 Fiesta engine cut out on ACCELLERATION
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11.8v is a BAD sign for a battery just sitting there. Close is for "Horse Shoes (the game)" and Hand Gredades.
Have the alternator tested for output but you need a known good, charged battery to get accurate results for testing on car.
Checks of belt(s) and tension also needed,
T
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