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1992 Ford Crown Victoria LX 4.6L No Start VIN: 2FACP74W2N
This car was towed into me after dieing on the interstate, just before closing. I have spark, no fuel pressure. I disconnected pump harness to check for power and I have 9.75V, batt. is 12v. I pulled the pump out and it works with jumper wires. I hooked sendin...
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1997 Ford F-150 4.6L Steering
This truck,just in certain situations,sets up a vibration in the steering wheel.It feels to me like its a problem in the P/S pump.It generally occurrs during a wide turn[like an onramp]and its almost like the presure relief valve in the pump is "buzzing".This ...
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1998 Ford E-350 Econoline 7.3L No Start
I have this van that will not start. i cannot pull codes out of the computer. i get no communication. so body else was working on this vehicle and broke the connection on the glow plug controller so i replaced that already but i still have no glow plug operati...
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1999 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L wipers VIN: 1FTZF1724X
Hey Guys, Need help with this one. The wipers just quit working, all the fuses are good I swapped relays, it has a new multi-function switch, Still no wipers. All of the other controls from the switch work. Looking at the wiring diagram I see that there is a c...
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1999 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMZA5142X
the van has a miss or cuts out(slight) when driving down the road.I have found that the problem seems to be rpm related and the speed of the van does not matter.The surge or miss will happen between 1500rpm and 2000rpm,whether i drive 30mph or 55mph in overdri... Trouble codes: P0171 (Lean bank 1), P0174 (Lean bank 2)
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2000 Ford F-150 Lightning 5.4L Cuts out VIN: 2FTZF0732Y
Would like a little help trying to figure this one out. It is a superchagered Lighting that just will cut out any speed or condistion. I have had it cut out at 40 mph no load so I dont think the supercharger has anything to do with it. The owner says the probl...
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2000 Ford Windstar SE 3.8L R. Power Sliding Door VIN: 2FMZA5240Y
Hey all you Ford Techs! Got this windstar Se in with a R. Side Power Sliding Door. The Door tries to close but when it just about gets to the latch, it opens up again. We tried to adjust the door every way. We also tried to tighten the tension on the cables, t...
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Fixes & Summaries for Ford
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1989 Ford Thunderbird LX 3.8L Cooling Systems VIN: 1FAPP6246K
Well, we got a ton of responses...Thank you very much to all who did !!...Most said head gaskets, which is what we figured anyway,...it was just kinda wierd why there was no other obvious evidense for how blown the left side was. Yes, we did tear it down and #...
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1995 Ford Contour GL 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1FMEB74456
sorry it took so long to reply, this was unique though,i had the vehicle idling in my bay with the scanner on it, there was an abrupt sound of grinding metal and the engine shut off,i cranked it and saw the cams were not turning,went underneath and found the f...
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1995 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L radio VIN: 1FMDU34X7S
One reply said to cut a blue wire?, One reply said to check main power feeds at starter relay (although I have powers and grounds at the proper wires), one said to send rear amp unit to ford dealer for service. Customer tried to locate used unit with no luck, ...
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1996 Ford F-350 Special 7.5L No Start VIN: 1FDKF37GXT
This post has been open for a month. The truck is not fixed yet, but it is time to close it. I have in hand a PCM, but before I install it I will check and recheck powers, grounds, etc. I installed an ignition module which was ordered from Ford by the VIN, so ... Trouble codes: P0320 (PIP circuit failure), P1351 (IDM Ckt input malfunction), P0230 (fuel pump primary).
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1996 Ford F-250 XL 7.3L No Start VIN: 1FTHX26F8T
Thanks to all who replied - many of you woke me up - back to basics. I was checking the glow plug relay with a test light and have been burned by this before, one would think they would learn by now. The key words in my help request was that I had good voltage... Trouble codes: P0603.
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1999 Mercury Cougar 2.5L MIL Lamp on
Thanks to all who helped me in this matter. The 8/80 did indeed cover this repair. Did not now that Cat warranty was that high. Also on another note we refunded the customer the money spent for not correcting the problem with us. Again thanks to all who helped...
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