All Small Six Stalling Issues 1983 200ci Mercury Marquis

[bubba22349]

Hi Maketimber, if happens to also do that when the engine isn't wet just warmed up from normal driving then it can be a sign of a DuraSpark II "ICM" that's ready to be replaced. They will often warn you a few times before they go completely out.

 

[Maketimber]

Hi Maketimber, if happens to also do that when the engine isn't wet just warmed up from normal driving then it can be a sign of a DuraSpark II "ICM" that's ready to be replaced. They will often warn you a few times before they go completely out.

Thanks, your advice has been very useful on other posts as well as this.

 

[Maverick163]

New member here. Just read this entire thread as I'm picking up a 1983 Ford Futura with an I6 200 tomorrow. I found the emissions and vacuum info interesting and complex. I never ran across a vacuum or emissions issue that caused an engine to stop with no spark afterwards. Seems odd that a vacuum controlled switch or selionod would not reset or allow successive starts. Anyway, glad I found this forum and look forward to learning more about this platform. Certainly going to read all the threads about deleting the Ralph Nadar crap.

 

[marquis83]

New member here. Just read this entire thread as I'm picking up a 1983 Ford Futura with an I6 200 tomorrow. I found the emissions and vacuum info interesting and complex. I never ran across a vacuum or emissions issue that caused an engine to stop with no spark afterwards. Seems odd that a vacuum controlled switch or selionod would not reset or allow successive starts. Anyway, glad I found this forum and look forward to learning more about this platform. Certainly going to read all the threads about deleting the Ralph Nadar crap.

I think we need a new thread on this for 2024. I still have all the emissions stuff on my car, the bad part in question was the distributor pickup.