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1996 Ford F-350 Special 7.3L Brake Pedal
Hi guys, I have a problem Ford here. Customer complains of pedal slowly sinking to the floor. Felt like a master cyl starting to go, so I replaced with a brand new jobber unit, and bled the entire system thoroughly. No real change in pedal feel. When key is of...
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1982 Ford F-150 Custom 5.8L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 1FTDF14G3C
Hello everyone and thanks for the help on this one. This vehicle was a mess. This had the holley replacement carb on it. This was a california vehicle and in fact was a feedback system with oxygen sensor. We advised the customer that the carb needed a rebuil...
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1997 Ford F-150 4.6L Steering
This truck just came in for some front end work{lower ball joints and tie rods]and the problem was solved!The customer had indicated earlier that he would live with the steering problem but loose parts caught during an LOF and replaced solved the problem.My gu...
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1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L No Start VIN: 1FTWW32FXX
These trucks obviously have cmp sensor problems - they fail when hot. I hooked up lab scope to grn/wht wire (signal) started truck up and had nice square waveform which did not get glitchy until it failed. Once it stalled it would try to send a signal and truc... Trouble codes: P1670, P0340 (CMP Circuit), P0476.
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1999 Ford Escort SE 2.0L engine VIN: 1FAFP13P0X
Thank you for the suggestions. The engine runs fine. I had seen the previous posts about valve seats, but I appreciated ALL the input offered. I have checked the crankshaft endplay and not found any problem there. The oil pressure is ok. BTW, the noise see...
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2000 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L Excessive Emissions, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FAFP71WXY
Well, our problem seems to be under control. Every car that came in with a CEL on caused by stuck fuel regulator got the full treatment (a combination of in-house and iATN suggestions): new OE regulator, fresh fuel filter, and the fuel rail flushed. No one els... Trouble codes: P0172 (system too rich bank 1), P0174 (system too rich bank 2).
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