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| 1987 Ford Escort GL 1.9L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 95HWI38025 this vehicle initially came in on tow.found no power to eecc relay and no spark or fuel . found blown fusible link at starter relay , replaced, veh. started ok.ran for about 10 min.seen electric fan sparking.ok replaced.next vehicle would start up and intermit... |
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| 1988 Ford F-250 Custom 5.8L Do not know VIN: 2FTHF25H8J We hooked up our scanner, no response from computer, blank screen! Checked compression{100-115},ran up #1cyl.,timing seems close, has ok fuel pressure. We have tried another dist. and module. AT TIMES we can turn it over with the key and get it to run for 3 to... |
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| 1990 Ford F-350 Custom 7.5L Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy, hard start warm VIN: 2FTJW35G8L hard start after hot soak also intermitten high idle after test drive checked fuel pressure 40 psi ok checked for vacume leaks no leaks found thinking mabe pcm problems??? |
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| 1994 Ford Bronco Eddie Bauer 5.8L transfer case VIN: 1FMEU15H4R This one came in with the 4x light on at all times, and won't shift into 4 wheel. Has 2 10 amp. fuses and one 20 amp. circuit breaker. All three are good. Has no power to shifting motor. Put in new switch, and used computer. Light is still on and no shifting. ... |
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| 1994 Ford E-350 Econoline XL 5.8L front brakes VIN: 1FTJE34H9R this truck came in with bad pull to right while braking found right inner pad worn uneven owner stated that he had brakes replaced one year ago had taken it back several times to first shop with same problem they could not correct . had rebuilt calibers on it ... |
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| 1994 Ford F-150 XL 4.9L Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1FTEF15Y0R Greetings, Engine starts and idles good. If you power brake it with 1/4 throttle or more it with chug severely. When shorting cyls with it chugging, #2,4&6 have no effect. Also the overdrive light blinks on and off any time the engine is running. Fuel pressure... Trouble codes: 624 (Electronic Pressure Control Circuit Failure) |
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| 1995 Ford Thunderbird LX 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FALP62W8S I have a repeating excess egr code. I have replaced the egr valve, the dpfe sensor, cleaned carbon from the passages. Code P0402. No leaks on steel tube or rubber tubes. The tubes are on the right fitting, the exhaust is not plugged. The egr solenoid does not ... Trouble codes: P0402 (excess egr flow) |
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| 1996 Ford Contour GL 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FALP6534T Hi all, I have a contour that has a hunting (up and down) idle,will kill in drive at stops. Mileage has gone down.New fuel pump, pressure and volume good.Plugs look sooty, Egr shows working on scanner during test drive. No back pressure with gauge in exhaust.C... Trouble codes: P0171 |
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| 1998 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1FTZF1720W Hello Techs, I need a little advice from some of the ford techs. What I have here is just a complaint of poor fuel economy. It does have a lot of black soot deposit in the tail pipe, but the ECU hasn't set any codes. Also, the O2 sensor is toggling rich to le... |
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| 1998 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L Heater Core VIN: 2FAFP73W5W The vehicle keeps on blowing heater cores, i have tested the head gaskets for leaks and have found none (block test). found that the rad had a partial blockage so it was replaced, t-stat was for maintenance, the car keeps on blowing heater cores on an average ... |
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| 1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L left front VIN: 1FTSW31F3X Hi everyone! I have one that is driving our whole shop crazy!!! This truck pulls severly to the left upon braking. Will practially change lanes if you let co of the wheel. Steerig wheel also goes to the left. Gut instincts upon not seeing anything "wrong" upo... |
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| 1999 Ford F-150 4.2L Hesitation, Stall Complaining of hesitation and stalling after short block installed No dtc. MAF sensor cleaned but when throttle first open voltage drops by .3 volt then rises slowly after throttle increased more. cheked to ensure every thing was still plugged in propelly. res... |
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| 2000 Ford Ranger XL 3.0L Speedo & Trans VIN: 1FTRY10V7Y This truck is beating me up. It has the speed sensor in the diff. that sends signal to the GEM that then sends signal to the speedo head. The problem is that the speedo will drop out at random times and will always drop out when brakes are applied. When the br... |
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| 2000 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 7.3L Electronic VIN: 1FTWW33FOY Hi need help with removing female pin on 26pin connector on GEM computor. I am trying to repair a red/yellow power wire I only have 6v to the pin. Truck won't shift out of 4X4. I've replace shift motor, did test bad. Have 12v thur #19 fuse at junction box. The... |
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| 2002 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 2FMZA51412 Occassionally when at idle this vehicle will start to surge up and down. I have replaced the IAC motor and cleaned the throttle body, with no help. I have disconnected the egr system and that didn't help either. When it does it, if the iac is disconnected, the... |
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| 1994 Mercury Villager GS 3.0L ign. timing VIN: 4M2DV11W6R We have just completed installing a used engine along with a new timing belt. It runs great with no troubles other than we cannot locate the ign. timing spout connector to set the timing. Mitchell says it is a yellow wire/green tracer. We have been up & down &... |
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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| 1978 Ford F-150 5.8L Choke system VIN: F15HUBJ295 I called the places that should have had the part & it was already sold & there were no [...] left. I will put on an electric choke system, and that will solve the problem. |
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| 1987 Ford F-350 Custom 7.5L No Start VIN: 1FDJF37L4H Thanks for the help everyone. I have not yet fixed this vehicle yet. I ordered a fuel tank selector switch from ford that I need to pick up and install. I wasn't getting power out of the switch. I am confident that this is the fix. I appreciate this site and t... |
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| 1992 Ford E-150 Econoline 5.0L No Start VIN: 1FDEE14N5N Thanx to all whop replied, 11 in all. After checking and rechecking all wireing connectors at ACT and CTS and all grounds with no obvious problems, I replaced the MAP sensor and the problem seems to be cured. I returned the van to the owner 5 days ago and the ... Trouble codes: 114 (ect out of range), 116 (cts out of range). |
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| 1995 Ford F-250 XL 7.3L No Start VIN: 1FTHX25F9S turns out to be the orings on the icp regulator, the smaller one was torn in half. Thanks Mark [...], your information really help alot. |
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| 1996 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L heat from vents VIN: 2FMDA5147T Customer took vehicle before any further testing was done, had a lot of great responses of avenues to take, I'll just have to wait and see if customer brings vehicle back. |
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| 1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 7.3L Flexplate VIN: 1FTNK21FOX Thanks everyone who replied. Jerry from Kentucky, and Charles from Northern Ca. suggested checking spacer between flexplate and the crankshaft, along with checking runnout on crank flange. Ron (TransDoc) said that if this was the first time at this mileage, it... |
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| 2000 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L temp gauge VIN: 1FABP356UR The fix for this vech was feedback for #6 coil, found it by using WDS power balance test... |
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| 2000 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L 4x4 VIN: 1FMYU70E41 hey techs,thanks for all the replys,most say bad actuator on trans.case or one reply about 4x4 module being bad,its hard to get custumor in the shop,but yesterday he stopped in and we can not find power on the actuator,and noting on the switch,pulled 4x4 modul... |
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| 2000 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L No Start VIN: 1FTZX1727Y still losing fuel pressure after sitting 15 minutes. removed upper manifold, pulled fuel rail assembly, koeo, activate fuel pump, #6 fuel injector dripping, jeff, rich and jim all said to check for leaky injectors. replaced injector, rechecked for other leaks,... |
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| 2001 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 5.4L abs light on w/no codes, speedo cuts out Clifford [...] Senior Master Technician Fi... |
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