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Open Help Requests for Ford
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| 1992 Ford E-350 Econoline 7.3L ball joint VIN: 1FDK630A1R Hi - have a minnie winnie on a ford econoline e350 The n/s upper ball joint is worn. We do not usually work/see any of these vehicles overhear. My request is are there any problems replacing upper and lower ball joints ? It looks fairly straitforward. any advi... |
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| 1993 Ford Taurus GL 3.0L Surge, Stall VIN: 1FACP57U9P Hey Guy's...Please help. This car was run through a ditch and suffered minor damage, mostly cosmetic. The vaccume resevoir with about 24" of broken, rigid plastic line was knocked off from somewhere in the front. Now the car "searches" for an idle speed, and w... |
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| 1997 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L Misfire VIN: 2FMDA5146V van came in needing head gaskets. made repair and put on the new wires,new plugs, and new coil at that time. Van seemed to run fine when first started after repair. After running van for awhile, noticed "booming" sound while sitting in van. Ran van on scope (S... Trouble codes: P0304 |
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| 1998 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMZA5147W Customer complaint: CEL-ON engine dies at idle, Engine miss. Compression good intake vacuum leaks none found. Cam position sensor found to be literary destroyed Replaced cam sensor virtually no improvement (DUH WHAT)? Replaced upper & lower Intake manifold... Trouble codes: P0340, P1537, P1538, P0171, P0174 |
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| 1999 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L abs light VIN: 1FTRX17W9X abs light on after very short trip. tried to pull codes - no codes. will pinout wire voltages at brake module on monday. question - will oversize tires set abs light? if oversize tires set light - how can i repair system? |
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| 2000 Ford Explorer XLS 5.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMZU72X3Y I have a 2000 ford explorer with a SES light on. Has a code p1507 stored in memory. Have no books and very little knowledge on ford vehicles. Woulad appreciate it if some one could give me a description of code and diag. procedures. Thanx in advance for all he... Trouble codes: P1507 |
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| 1987 Mercury Cougar LS 3.8L head torque VIN: 1MEBM6033H This is my second help request.be gentle..problem is..my manuals conflict on the recommended procedure on torqueing these heads ...year specific Mitchell's(1987) says no added degrees after 4 step torque..37...45...52...59...just loosen 2-3 turn...then same 4 ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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| 1989 Ford F-250 Custom 5.8L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1FTHF26H0K Thanks to all of the recomendations...only a couple were on...Well the intake air sensor was all junked up. So, I changed it and it seemed to help alot...Customer is alot happier...Thanks for all the replies... Trouble codes: 41 (ego not switching). |
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| 1990 Ford F-250 Custom 7.5L Hesitation Thanks to all! I discovered intake air temp sensor specs out of range even though no codes.Replacement fixed it. |
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| 2000 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMZU74E9Y Thanks to all that replied. We replaced the intake gaskets and inspected the plastic manifold closely-found no cracks. Customer has been driving vehicle for almost two weeks with no complaints. Thanks for all the help. |
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| 1988 Mercury Sable LS 3.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1MEBM53U5J thanks to the help replies - i replaced the tps & so far so good. |
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