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| 1986 Ford F-150 XL 5.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 2FTEF14H6G I could not get idle bellow 875rpm in park. No external vac leaks found w/propane and when add propane to carb rpm drops.After running for 1-1.5hrs. idle gets rough and eng. stalls if ac is on.If I pull plugs right after stall they look very clean/lean.Drives ... |
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| 1992 Ford E-150 Econoline Club Wagon Custom 5.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1FMEEN8NHA Van will start up ok. Van will not idle, runs rough, feals like engine miss. Inspected fuel pressure, ignition spark, firing order, pulse width, tried new ignition module, removed exhaust, tps sensor, map sensor and timing. Checked egr valve for vacume leak ok... |
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| 1993 Ford Taurus SHO 3.2L valve train?? VIN: 1FALP54P8P anyone torn into a 3.2 v-6 sho for a valve train noise??? this engine makes a top end noise at idle and just off idle. noise goes away at 1500 rpm plus. i have removed valve covers and checked valve shim adjustment with feeler guage all o.k. and i don't notice... |
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| 1995 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L Unknown VIN: 2FMDA5149S ok guys here goes, this is the first axode i have rebuilt. i put a new seal kit in it along with a new wave plate. i also installed a transgo correction kit. i followed the instructions in the kit to a t. so heres my problem, this vehicle shifts from 1-2 good ... |
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| 1995 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L Door locks VIN: 2FMDA5140S All Door locks do not work.First checked for power and grounds at driver switch.Have grounds but no power on both lock/unlock wires. I put juice to one and press lock---Presto it locks. Put juice to unlock and press---Presto it unlocks. I now know that the swi... |
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| 1995 Ford Contour GL 2.0L No Start VIN: 3FALP6530S Good evening, car was towed in no start, checked over, has injector pulse, but no spark. Checked crank sensor input to ICM, good sine wave, but pip signal is good to PCM. Unplugged spout and still no start. I have no SPOUT signal. We check powers and grounds, ... |
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| 1995 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L wipers and dr window VIN: 2FMDA5144S We have this winstar van that at times the wiper and washers will start working without turning them on the drivers window will also go down. We have cleaned all the grounds replaced the battery neg end. tracing out wiring looks like things go back to the gene... |
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| 1996 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L windows, int lights,radio VIN: 2FMDA5146T sorry did all that in symptoms |
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| 1996 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMDA5144T The IMRC on this van uses vaccum actuators. They both open and close at 3000 rpm like they are supposed to, voltage on is 3.9v and off is around .5v. I have checked wiring and all connectors. Both actuators open and close fine using output test. There is no bi... Trouble codes: P1516, P1517 |
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| 1997 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L Transfer case/Electrical operation VIN: 1FTDX18W2V This is a very proplexixing problem as I cannot get the vehicle to duplicate the condition at all, have done all the connection checks and so on. The customer says that the vehicle will shift into 4 wheel drive by itself and will not come out no matter what he... |
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| 1997 Ford Taurus GL 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FALP52U0V A test of the system shows a code P0411 present. Incorrect air flow in the air injection system. When the vehicle is started there is flow at the diverter valves for about 5 seconds. Then it goes away. The voltage is at battery voltage at the pump and solid st... Trouble codes: P0411 (Secondary air injection system incorrect air flow detected) |
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| 1997 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L No Start VIN: 1FMDU32E2V This vehicle was towed in with a no start condition.Owner said he drove home and parked overnight,next morning its no go. Engine turns over fine but no injector pulse and no spark,fuel pressure good and constant. Checked for codes and got P0603,internal CTRL m... Trouble codes: P0603 (Internal CTRL module KAM error) |
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| 1998 Ford Explorer Sport 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1FMYU24EXW We had done at Major Tune on this truck and ... Ever since... I just love that statement !! It has a start stall and will not stay running unless you keep your foot on the gas it will stall until it has been running for a few minutes. We scanned it and everyth... |
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| 1999 Ford Escort SE 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP13P9X Hello all. Need some help here. This Escort cami in with a P1506 code stored in memory codes. Performed code diagnostics in all data. No problems found. Ran koer self test. No codes set. Cleaned IAC valve & cleared codes. Customer returned about a week later w... Trouble codes: P1506 (Idle Air Control Overspeed Error) |
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| 1999 Ford Windstar SE 3.8L speedometer VIN: 2FMDA524XX at 75mph the chime inside the speedometer starts chimming and not at 74mph just any time over 75. we talked to ford and they have never heard of a chime that it speed senitive. we believe that there is a speed warning. and there must be some way to deactivate ... |
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| 2003 Ford expedition 5.8L ride control i've been searching different websites looking for a firm which offers urethane suspension componenents for a 2003 ford expedition. my search has so far yielded componenents available until year model 2002 only. i need said parts/components due to the added we... |
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| 1978 Lincoln Continental 7.5L No Start VIN: 7Y81A88454 This situation occurred after I repaired a leaking fuel line. I've poured gas in the carburetor. The vehicle will run off the gas. Thinking it was the fuel pump, I've installed a new fuel pump with the same results. I would appreciate any information to help t... |
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| 1999 Mercury Mystique GS 2.0L Excessive Emissions, Surge VIN: 1MEFM6536X towed in no-start, plugs fouled (replaced), outside air temp was -15* F. Charged battery and was able to start with much dificulty in clear flood mode. Scan results showed no codes stored(customer had run down battery cranking). Long term fuel trim was at -19.... Trouble codes: P1132 |
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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| 1995 Ford E-350 Econoline 7.3L Stall VIN: 1FDKE30FSH I want to thank everyone who replied. It turned out to be a loose fuel filter believe it or not, the filter was left loose for who nows how long and at certian angles the engine would shudder & die. Tighten the filter & has been fine since! Thanks again! |
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| 1996 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMDA5147T thanks for the help to many to list it was the passages in manifold cleaned out all is good with my corner of the world iatn is the best... Trouble codes: 0304 (cly 4 misfire). |
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| 1996 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on, severe blow by VIN: 2FMDA5142T egr ports were plugged,head gaskets showed no signs of leakage,PCV hose was sucking closed.Customer reported light came back on about 400 miles later,also stated they were going to trade in.No idea what code is,light has been on numerous times with different c... Trouble codes: P0304. |
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| 1996 Ford Taurus GL 3.0L No Start VIN: 1FALP5211T thanks to all that replied. the problem turned out to be the coolant temp sensor. apparently the sensor was giving the wrong temp to pcm causing too much fuel into the engine. again thanks to all that replied. too bad obd II not smart enough to catch sensor ou... |
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| 2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 5.4L Hesitation, Poor Fuel Economy, lacks power VIN: 1FTNX21L0Y Thanks to all that responded. Vacuum leak testing with propane, fuel pressure testing and exhaust backpressure testing was all completed before I originally posted to the group with all findings normal. Some replies stated that K&N filters can cause this to ha... |
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| 1998 Mercury Mountaineer 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 4M2ZU54E9W Thanks to those who responded... Checked for vacume and EGR leaks none found... Customer took vehical not wanting to spend anymore time or money to repair problem...Thank again...Paul |
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