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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for February 6, 2004 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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Open Help Requests for Ford
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| 1985 Ford Tempo GL 2.3L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1FABP22X2F Hello. this old tempo has me stumped, it has good fuel volumn and pressure and good spark and it idles ok but off idle and under load it misses and has no power ,pulls down like no gas or plugged cat, but the cat has no restriction and it has good fuel volume ... Trouble codes: 68 (I.T.S. closed) |
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| 1985 Ford Thunderbird 5.0L alternator light VIN: 1FABP46F2F Hello all,We have this Thunderbird thats giving me a fit.We had this car towed in with a burnt alternator.We didn't take any chances so we got a new external voltage regulator as well as a new alternator,not junk either:) We installed the parts and used a new ... |
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| 1996 Ford Contour GL 2.0L ABS Module VIN: 1FALP6535T Hi All, This vehicle came in with a hard code 1156 left front speed wheel sensor open circuit, also we had two soft codes which were 1168 R/R wheel speed sensor coherency fault and 1137 ECU fault code. We cleared the codes and the 1156 was the only code to re... |
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| 1996 Ford Contour GL 2.0L timing belt VIN: 3FALP6537T car was brought in for lack of power. it would idle fine, but when accelerated it would fall on it's face. boss said to tear down and check timing belt. i wasn't convinced that was the problem because it showed good vacuum. i removed timing cover, lined up cra... |
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| 1997 Ford F-150 4.2L No Start I have installed a 99 engine in 97 truck. Had to install intake from the 97. Only sensors that were not changed are the cam and crank sensors. Had it running for about 10 minutes but was running way too rich. Converters were red hot. Sounds like it was out of ... |
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| 1998 Ford F-150 4.6L Stall VIN: 1FTZX18WOW hi fellow tech,s this is my first post so please be patient .this 1998 ford f-150 was towed into my shop cust complaint stalling when put into gear ,intermittent check engine light .first boss went to verify and shure enough first couple of times put in gear v... |
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| 1999 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L 4wd system VIN: 1FMZU34E5X Hello gentlemen, Thank you once again, in advance, for your thoughtfulness in helping me out. I am currently working on a 99 Explorer that is stuck in 4wd. This truck has the system with a 3way switch on the dash; auto, high, and low. Customer stated that she... |
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| 2000 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L engine VIN: 1FTRX17W0Y We replaced the engine with a used engine. (NOTE: This is a "ROMEO" engine!) Engine knocks at times. Sounds like carbon or bearing type noise. Quiet at idle. Quiet on hard accel. Noise occurs at light throttle around 2000 rpm. Will occur in neutral, or under l... |
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| 2000 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L No Start VIN: 1FTZX1727Y hello friends, have a hard start hot, engine starts good cold, runs normal, smooth idle, good performance, no codes, data checks normal, fuel trim, baro, engine temperature. after stopping approx 30 min. then restart, cranks strong, but long crank to start, 10... |
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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| 1983 Ford F-250 6.9L glow plugs VIN: 1FXTHX2511 Jon said to cut into the wiring harness and ad a relay before the connections to some of the other control devices. Steve [...] us a wiring diagram.We added another relay just before the glow plug relay so that we got battery voltage at the glow plug relay and... |
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| 1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 7.3L loss power, no turbo VIN: 1FTNX21FOX Hi and thanks for all the replies, Fix was to replace pedistal/ebpv actuator assem., clean ebpv and lube with gm heat valve lube. Also the new actuator is adjustable at the rod that attaches to the ebpv, so set as per new instructions and then one turn in. Thi... |
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| 2000 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L Mechanical This Explorer is fixed. Special thanks to John [...] for providing me with the TSB info. The fix was to install a brace between the left exhaust pipe and the bellhousing. This is a '99 TSB for '99 Explorers but fixed this '00. I think I will go back a year ... |
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