3.0L ESA and missing when cold

F14CRAZY

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I have two separate issues...

I found that my ESA was kicking in randomly while cruising even with the adjustable things removed from the shift converter. Engine would bog randomly. After checking or replacing about everything else I disconnected the ESA and it cruised fine all weekend. Do I just have to replace the ESA module? Is there a way to fix it? I realize it's important to have. I have my idle set super low to help make up for it.

Also, the engine has a miss until warmed up, so for a couple minutes after a cold start. When I rev it up in neutral it keeps missing as if it's running on 3 cylinders. It seems to slowly go away as the temp gauge starts to register. Distributor cap, rotor, points, condenser are very new, wires and plugs are fairly new. Any ideas?

Thanks guys
 
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