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| 1991 Ford Escort 1.9L Transmission VIN: 1FABPI5J4M All the wires from the transmission to the module were traced and no problems were found. Just wondering if the 91' module won't be compatable with the 95' transmission. Any input would be greatly appreciated. |
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| 1993 Ford Festiva GL 1.3L Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: KNJBT05H1P This car came in for an intermitant loss of power. When testing I found that it had a code for O2 sensor lean. I repaired a air leak on the air horn after the MAF sensor, also I noticed arcing on the plug wires, after all the tune up components were replaced a... Trouble codes: 15 (o2 sensor lean) |
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| 1995 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L wires VIN: 2FALP73WSX This is the 2nd time for the same problem. Some kind of critter is building a nest in the engine compartment, and chewing up the wireing. Has anyone found a way to keep animals out of the vehicle? Thought of using moth balls in a washing machine bag. Suggestio... |
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| 1997 Ford Expedition XLT 4.6L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMRU18W3W I need assistance on this Expedition.It has a problem with the cylinder head temperature sensor.I checked the codes and found, two, cylinder head overtemp and cyl.head overtemp protect.I cleared the codes and started it cold with a scan tool connected.I ran it... Trouble codes: P1285 (cylinder head overtemp), P1299 (cylinder head overtemp protect) |
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| 1997 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L radio VIN: 2FTDF1721V this pick-up came in with the customer complaining tha the radio would not shut off and the lights would flicker. the battery connections were very poor,so we replaced both cable ends and cleaned battery connections. according to wiring diagrams on shop key th... |
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| 1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 5.0L Steering VIN: 1FMZU35P2W Customer's original complaint was tight / hard steering when ambiant temps cold. We Checked all steering & suspension componants for play / worn out parts. Ball joints & all tie rod end checked out ok. A reman rack & pinion, and pump were installed w/Lucas p/s... |
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| 1998 Ford E-150 Econoline 4.2L Heater VIN: 1FTRE1424W Good Morning all, and thanks for reading this post. I have a heater system that wont blow any heat. I can move the mode door by hand and I get heat. But the door actuator doesn't work. I have run all the power and ground tests per alldata, and they all pass. B... |
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| 1998 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 4.6L a4wd VIN: 1FMRU18W2W Good Evening Have this Expedition that will not actuate the front drive shaft while it is in A4WD while the rear wheels are spinning on ice. scan for codes ..none..the indicator lamp does come on while in A4WD, If i shift into 4hi it will turn the front drive... |
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| 1999 Ford Explorer Sport 4.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMYU24X6X I have a Ford explorer. It originally came in with code P0171(system lean, bank 1)and P0174 (system lean Bank 2). Could not find anything that looked bad, but put 2 new o2 sensors in it. It came back next day with the light back on and the customer complained ... Trouble codes: P0171 (Bank 1 too lean), P0174 (Bank 2 too lean) |
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| 2001 Ford Escape XLS 3.0L No Drive Engagement VIN: 1FMCU0415T Vehicle came in with no engagement in DRIVE. Customer said that this happened just the day before. Reverse was fine and you could move foreward in 1st or 2nd. There were/are no computer codes. We R&R'ed the transmission and sent it to the rebuilder. Rebuilder ... |
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| 1994 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L inst panal light's &headlight's VIN: 1LNLM81W9R HI I hope someone as seen this prolbem befor. Driveing us nut's, thought we had it fixed with last alt that we replaced. light stoped flickering. only lasted a couple day's reason we replaced alt seem like voltage reg was causeing prolbem. prolbem of inst ligh... |
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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| 1990 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe 3.8L Harmonic Balancer VIN: 1FAPP64R5L Well it all boiled down to not reading the torque specs. The crank shaft bolt only gets torqued to 19-28 ft. pounds. The first time I probably used my air gun. The second time I know I used my snappy air ratchet that i believe goes over a hundred ft. lbs. This... |
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| 1990 Ford Pickup F250 5.8L No Start, Stall Well, the truck is fixed and running normal again. I had 14 replies and all were really appreciated and helpful. I learned a few things about Fords. The problem turned out to be the ignition module as several mentioned. I checked the module according to Motor'... |
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| 1991 Ford Ranger Custom 3.0L transmission VIN: 1FTCR10U2M thanks for the great response!!! Wayne suggested jacking up the cab 3' to clear the body seam- Stan & Ron always drop the exhaust out- Jason said that it is possible to rotate the trans clockwise to almost upside down & get the trans out- JLS & Jeff said it ca... |
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| 1991 Ford LTD Crown Victoria S 5.0L Excessive Emissions, cold start VIN: 2FACP73FXM thank you for all the replies i recieved on the car the customer finally came back with the car after vacation the fix for the car turned out to be too problems one being the new iac motor that was replace was not working properly and the other problem was the... |
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| 1993 Ford E-350 Econoline 7.3L 3-4, 4-3 Erratic Shift VIN: 1FTJE34M6P Right on! You guys really know your stuff. I threw down fifty bucks for a tach signal sensor, reset TPS to spec and problem solved. Checked resistance on old sensor and was unable to get an accurate reading, very unstable. Codes cleared and that ominous O/D li... |
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| 1994 Ford Mustang GT 5.0L r.r. speed sensor VIN: 1FALP42TXR Thanks for the prompt replies, but the information, unfortunately, was of no use. One reply stated to clear the codes and test drive for reocurrance. On this model Ford, the codes will clear only after repair and driven over 15 mph. When the vehicle returns an... |
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| 1995 Ford Contour LX 2.5L No Start VIN: 1FALP66L1S Thanks to all who replied, The problem was in the harness, must have been pinched when engine was removed. I could not verify the problem in the shop or find an open or short with pin tests so I opened up the harness and found insulation that would crumble as ... Trouble codes: 118 (ect), 123 (tp), 113 (iat), 337 (evp), 551 (iat), 539 (ac). |
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| 1997 Ford F-150 4.2L oil system VIN: 1FTDF1724V The fix was as I updated. The oil pump pick-up and the oil pan are matched part numbers but when the pan is installed the oil pickup tube is too long and actually seals down tight on the oilpan and starves the pumpfor oil. I went back to Ford and by the VIN nu... |
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| 1997 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L 2 piece oil pan I got two replies with no help.I was looking throuh alldata installing oil pan and it was there I found the answer.There was a 5 inch thin thorx bolt at the passenger rear frame ladder(top oil pan)Picture was not in removal procedure but was in installation pr... |
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| 2002 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 7.3L Brake lights stuck on VIN: 1FTSF31F82 Found battery feed wire insulation gone as well as fee wire to 3rd brake light gone in same area, and they were shorted together..They were shorted at the 6 connectors on the drivers side inner fender about 12' from the firewall at a bend in the harness that f... |
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| 2003 Ford WINDSTAR 3.8L head lamps VIN: 2FMZA57453 well after a long drive aswell double checking voltage at the bulbs we have a go!! after the new alt was installed i notice a large drop in amps at idle from 50-60amp to only 15-20amp at idle. plus there was not any whining noise that the old made.now when you... |
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