right another problem with the olde escort.. the revs are rising and holding at 4k and when i dip the accelerator pedel it just rises and holds .. have checked the manifold for air leaks and changed ISCV .. no joy.. i no the maf is on its way but havnt got round to replacing it as is the throttle position sensor witch was unplugged(when plugged in the revs just fluctuated between 2-3k)... it was workin near enuff ok bar the slight loss of pour from the maf. i checked the fuses and number 15 was blown its a 10amp for the left hand dipped beam ..whenever i replace this and start the car up the revs start to go down but then the fuse blows and it goes bck up and holds?? any ideas folks??

 

anyone help its me daily runner and as it stands ive got to catch 2 buses to work from monday if it aint fixed... ill buy u a tab down ure local

 

I would clean the earth points up, for the lights, and check for any iscv cable that may have bared through and is touching earth on the engine, is the fuse the correct rating ?
tabetha

 

what earth points would i be needing to check tabetha and ill check the loom end of the ISCV and yes the fuse is the correct rating it was a 10 so i tryed a 15 then a 20 and it kept blwoing them after a few seconds.. thanks for your help again m8 could it be a combination of the maf and the throttle pos sensor not working??? and also should the car stall if i unplug my maff becuae when i unplug it it runs realy sloppy and the revs fluctuate soon as u pull of ina gear and dip the clutch for either a junction or change gear it stalls..

 

Pulling the connection for the maf whilst running tells you nothing, some will run some won't, does not point to a fault.
I would be looking at cleaning up the earths for the lights at the rear of the headlight surrounds normally, bolted down to the body with a few other brown earth wires.
tabetha

 

if had a look at the earths and they seem fine... 40-50quid a callout for auto electrician i just cnt afford that and i cnt afford to buy from scrappy again coz ya never no wheather they was working or not... im lost ive tryed everything this morning..went thru the fuses and replaced and checked with haynes and ford book and there all ok.. i checked for manifold/vacum leaks..nothing there i took the TPS off and checked that it still moves and its does ... its just holding at 4 and a half k soon as the engines warm its stupid ..bloody ford

 

is i got a multitester thing where would i find the correct voltages and that etc??? and were to put the points to test? its doin me nut in one minute it was fine nxt minute revs goin mad pfffff

 

sorted this problem nah it was throttle pos sensor.. i changed about 4 engine sensors 1 by 1 and its now sorted and running perfect