My 1988 Mitsubishi mighy max is acting its missing. Hesitates bad. And the radio flickers on and off.

Asked by Jason Dec 01, 2015 at 11:49 PM about the 1988 Mitsubishi Mighty Max 2dr One Ton Standard Cab LB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have changed the spark plug wires and the
ignition coil. And cleaned all
connections.dont know where to go from
here.

10 Answers

Did you change the spark plugs? How about the distributor cap and rotor?

Do you have a carburetor or fuel injection? Either way I would use a good fuel system cleaner like Sea Foam. The radio issue is probably a bad connection in the power supply. Did you clean the battery terminals and cable ends?

Ya all that stuff checks out there is 210000 milles on the truck.and I cleaned all the connections.

If you have a carburetor the hesitation could be from a bad accelerator pump. I would try a fuel system cleaner for a few tanks and check the timing. The fuel system cleaner won't fix a bad accelerator pump but it can unplug fuel injectors and carburetor passages.

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The battery drain is a different and unrelated issue. Either you have something that is left on draining the battery, a weak battery or possibly a short somewhere.

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