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1990 Ford F-150 Custom 5.0L both windows VIN: 1FTEX14N3L
Quite frequently when the windows are rolled all the way up they will jam and refuse to come down. If you remove the motors to release tension on the regulator it will work normally. Without the motor the windows move up and down freely. There seems to be no b...
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1993 Ford E-350 Econoline 5.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire
Vehicle runs great cold and warm. If you let vehicle idle for one hour or drive it about 20 miles it feels like it has a dead miss on more than one cylinder and has no power. It can't be driven faster than 15 mph. Almost feels like a clogged cat. Cat and o2 se...
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1993 Ford Escort LX 1.9L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAPP15JXP
hi folks,here we go again,this past week i`ve had nothing but other shops problems and i`m ready to do some money making jobs,so if one of you great techs have any ideas i`m all ears!!the car came in a no start (dead battery)found a short in the interior light...
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1994 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMDU34X1R
Help Ford Techs, Truck came in with CEL on and running fine. EGR code was stored, after testing and replacing DPFE valve EGR code was gone. Erased codes and restarted, after a short time (1 Min.) CEL came on. Code 214 cam sensor. After eraseing again & restart... Trouble codes: 214 (Cam sensor)
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1995 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L windows VIN: IFMDU34X5S
Electric windows don't work sometimes. If the 4 wheel drive light starts flashing the windows won't work. When it stops flashing and you wait a while the windows will work. Then you will be riding along and the 4WD light will flash and you know the windows won...
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1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 6.8L connection rod VIN: 1FTWF33S5X
any one seen this? engine noise. ran fine, no indication of miss fire or head gasket problem. removed engine, removed pan, found #1 connecting rod bent. looks like a hydraulic lock problem, but there is not any indication of a head gasket problem, intake probl...
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1991 Ford Escort 1.9L Transmission VIN: 1FABPI5J4M
Much thanks to Jerry [...] for some information regarding my request. The customer could not decide what he should do next. So, he just took the car and said that he would use it as an in-car town, hoping that someday, he might have enough ext...
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1999 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Starting VIN: 1FAFP58U9X
Well you gents and gals [...] not believe this, but here goes. First of all, I was posting this for another tech in our shop. I was relying on the information he had given me to be accurate. This past Friday my boss decided that he wanted me to take over the rep...
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2002 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L dash lights VIN: 1FMZU72E52
Thanks to all who responded. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer with the info from those who responded. As i and some of you thought, it was a ground problem. The dealer found a loose ground wire repaired it and so far so good.
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