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Open Help Requests for Ford
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| 1994 Ford E-150 Econoline 4.9L No Start VIN: 1FTEE14Y6R This vehicle will not start in cold temperatures(below 0 cel./ 32 far.) It doesn't try to fire at all and is flooded. It will only start if it brought in to warm up. Compression is good, fuel pressure is a little lower than specs. We've tried a new coil even t... |
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| 1996 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L Transfer case VIN: 1FMDU34X8T This 96 Eddie Bauer Explorer brought in with owner wanting me to stop a vibration most noticeable under acceration. The vibration is about 50 to 100 hz and felt in the gas pedal and the seats. My first thoughts were driveline but not so. There is a double disc... |
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| 1997 Ford Escort LX 2.0L wheel bearing VIN: 1FALP13P3V This Escort came in last Friday with a noise that made a sound like a rough spot in the wheel bearing.We could not duplicate the noise on the lift.We replaced the bearing and the noise was gone until the customer put a few miles on the car.Now the noise is bac... |
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| 1997 Ford F-150 4.2L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation VIN: 1FTDF1722V This Truck came in with check engine light on and poor running. There is no power on acceration. It falls flat on it's face until it reaches 2500 rpms. If you shift and keep it up there it seems ok. I have replaced plugs, wires, MAF sensor. All with OE parts. ... Trouble codes: P1507 (iac problem), P0153 (upstream o2 sensor), P0302 (cyl 2 miss), P0306 (cyl 6 miss) |
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| 1998 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L low washer light, and door ajar light VIN: 2FMZA5146W Van came in with interior lights on, owner said the washer level light would come with the seat belt light. I found that passenger side door switch was causing the interior lights to stay on, replaced switch in door. I took a long test drive, no problems with ... |
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| 1998 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L engine VIN: 2FTZX18W3W Hello fellow techs: I have to install a reman engine in this ford pu and I have heard it's a pain in the a@@. Can anyone who has done this before give me some tips. I heard you have to remove the cab off the chasis.thanks in advance,Bill. |
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| 1998 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L heater temp control VIN: 2FTZX18W5W This one is my brothers truck. A couple of days ago he had the transmission serviced, and ever since then then temp control for the heater stays hot all the time. It doesn't matter where you put the control knob, it always blows hot air, even in a.c. mode. The... |
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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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| 2002 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 7.3L Brake lights stuck on VIN: 1FTSF31F82 Tried new brake light switch and multifunction switch..Lights still stay on..Disconnected all trailer lighting and relays, brake lights still stay on..Circuit 511, Light green wire, has constant power even with switches unplugged..Does this use a lighting cont... |
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| 2002 Ford F-150 XL 5.4L gem VIN: 1FTPF18L02 HI Friends!! I am working on this F150 that has a battery drain of 250mv. I had 500 mv, untill i found horn relay on! Air bags have been deployed,horn was disconected. My current draw is from the battery saver relay! I can not find on MOD how long it takes fo... |
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| 1999 Mercury Cougar 2.5L bad shifts VIN: 1ZWFT61L4X hi guys, this car will lock in second gear when speedometer drops to 0.trans shifts strangly.replaced vss sensor started to work but would still act up.retested and could not get a waveform on signal line(3 wire hall effect style).found if the defrost was on i... Trouble codes: P0501 |
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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| 1985 Ford E-350 Econoline 6.9L No Start, Stall VIN: 1FTKE3418F Hi folks- The morning after posting the 'help request', I put clear plastic tubing in after the tank switching valve, and another piece before the lift pump. Saw bubbles in the line before the pump, and in a third piece that I had installed on the injection pu... |
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| 1989 Ford E-150 Econoline Custom 5.8L Engine VIN: 1FTEE14N9K I would like to thank everyone for their help on this truck. I initially checked the TSB's on this truck, and overlooked a very important one. It was listed as pertaining to vehicles with a 4.9 engine when actually it affected 5.0/5.8 engines. I am especially ... |
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| 1997 Ford F-150 4.2L No Start Thanks for the replies I recieved on this problem. I had installed the coil from the 99, I removed it and installed the 97 coil and the truck fired right up. Thanks to Stan I have a happy customer. I would have never thought to change coils. This forum is grea... |
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| 1999 Ford Windstar 3.0L No Start VIN: 2FMZA51UXX I would like to thank all those who responded to my help request, however the customer needed the vehicle prior to our ever experiencing the failure. While in our hands, we did perform multiple fuel pressure tests as was one suggestion, but fuel pressure was a... |
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| 2000 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L Turn & brake VIN: 1FMRU17L1Y Here is one of the replys that got this one. One thing to check on this vehicle is the connector at the multi-function switch. There is not a lot of play in the wire loom and sometimes the terminal will pull loose from the connector when the tilt wheel is posi... |
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| 2001 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Steering VIN: 3FTSW31F91 thanks to all who replied. we replaced hydro-boost unit i could not tell that it helped much, but customer thought it did. so it's fixed. |
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| 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis GS 4.6L wipers VIN: 2MELM74WXV The reply from Denis (New York) was most helpful. His explanation of the windlatch operation is what I was looking for. However, replacing the motor with another NAPA reman unit is what fixed the vehicle. Most of the other replies suggested a bad motor or mult... |
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