Hello, I bought a Ford Escort for the winter. It is a 2-door, built 06/1998 with 130,000km. Engine is the 1.6l-16V with 90hp (Zetec). So far, so good. He drove the first 200km without any problems. Then I drove on Monday 30km, in the rain. Without any problems. Then he stood 8h in the rain and I drove again. Everything went well, but after about 3km he started stuttering or jerking at the start. Also on the further 30km (in the rain) he started to stutter from time to time. This is done from about 4000 rpm and in the range of 2000 rpm, if you want to speed up with a high load. If you glide like this, you don’t notice any jerking. It’s as if he doesn’t ignite a cylinder properly. That’s how it seems to me. Okay, today I drove again. The car was in the garage yesterday and today I left again. Already at the first start he started jerking. Also when accelerating now ALWAYS the stuttering. Always, if I want to speed up, rub t he. Strangely enough, he also made “beating” noises today when he jerked. At irregular intervals these sounds came. Sounds like the beating of a short circuit. Comes out of the engine compartment. Well, I put the car off for the first time. My first guess was the ignition cables (also because of this “stroke”: But externally they look good, not intimidated places. Also, I don’t see any spots of sparking. What are your experiences like this? What else could it be? What can I test again? Thank you for your tips! Tom PS: What do you charge for the ignition cable for the engine if it really is? Does someone else happen to have some lying around?